A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of Tk6.17 crore held in 18 bank accounts belonging to former Social Welfare Minister Dr Dipu Moni and four accounts belonging to her husband Tawfiq Nawaz due to corruption allegations. Of the total amount, Tk6.11 crore is in accounts under Dr Moni’s name.
Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order on Thursday in response to an appeal by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), confirmed ACC Public Relations Officer Akhtarul Islam.
He said that the ACC filed two separate petitions seeking to freeze the assets of both individuals, which the court granted.
According to the petition relating to Dr Dipu Moni, suspicious financial transactions were detected during the investigation in bank accounts held under the names of Dr Dipu Moni, Taimur Nawaz, and Jawadur Rahim Wadud.
The petition further mentioned that there were credible sources indicating attempts to transfer or dispose of movable assets. As such, freezing the assets was deemed necessary to ensure a fair investigation.
The petition concerning Tawfiq Nawaz said that suspicious transactions had occurred in his bank and financial institution accounts, and that there were credible indications of efforts to transfer, mortgage, or dispose of the assets.
Therefore, an immediate freeze was requested for the sake of proper investigation.
