A court in Khulna has ordered the freezing of five bank accounts belonging to former land minister Narayan Chandra Chanda and his wife Usha Rani Chanda.
Judge Md Sharif Hossain Haider of Khulna Metropolitan Senior Special Judge’s Court passed the order on Thursday following a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
Court and relevant sources said that the ACC had launched an inquiry into allegations including bribery in recruitment processes, illegal land occupation and misappropriation of public funds from government development projects against the former minister.
The illegally acquired wealth was allegedly deposited in various bank accounts, fixed deposits and savings certificates under both his and his wife's names.
Based on a preliminary investigation, the ACC, led by Deputy Director Md Abdul Wadud, submitted a petition to a court to freeze the couple’s financial assets.
