A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of 57 bank accounts belonging to former state minister and Awami League joint general secretary Jahangir Kabir Nanak, his wife Syeda Arzuman Banu, and their daughter S Amreen Rahi.
These accounts hold a total of Tk2,89,89,356. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Sabbir Foyez issued the order on Monday, granting a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
Court bench assistant Md Riaz Hossain confirmed the information. The petition was submitted by ACC Deputy Director Md Moniruzzaman.
According to the petition, suspicious transactions amounting to Tk32,18,58,450 took place in various bank accounts held in the names of Jahangir Kabir Nanak, his wife and their daughter.
Of this amount, around Tk17.55 crore was deposited and Tk14.62 crore withdrawn. The investigation indicated that the sources of these funds are not legitimate.
The ACC stated that these transactions were carried out to conceal or obscure illicit money allegedly obtained through corruption and bribery, constituting an offence under money laundering laws.
The petition further noted that there were attempts to transfer or misappropriate funds from bank accounts held by them, persons linked to them, and their associated business entities.