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Travel ban imposed on ex-ACC commissioner Jahurul Haque

The Ministry of Home Affairs has ordered necessary steps to cancel passport and impose a travel ban on former Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Commissioner and former District Judge Jahurul Haque..A letter, signed by Deputy Secretary of the ministry’s Security Services Division Md Kamruzza

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Travel ban imposed on ex-ACC commissioner Jahurul Haque

The Ministry of Home Affairs has ordered the cancellation of the passport of former Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) commissioner and former district judge Jahurul Haque and imposed a travel ban on him.

A letter, signed by Deputy Secretary of the ministry's Security Services Division Md Kamruzzaman, was issued in this regard on Tuesday.

The letter has been sent to the Department of Immigration and Passports and the Special Branch (SB) of the Bangladesh Police.

Sources at the home ministry also confirmed the issuance of the letter to The Daily Star yesterday.

According to the letter, the officials concerned are instructed to take the necessary steps to cancel Jahurul Haque's passport and ensure that he cannot leave the country.

Md Jahurul Haque joined the ACC as a commissioner on March 10, 2021. He resigned on October 29, 2023. On the same day, former ACC Chairman Mohammad Moinuddin Abdullah and Commissioner Asia Khatun also resigned.​

 

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21 heavyweights of AL regime face ACC probe

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday decided to conduct inquiries against two former state ministers Nasrul Hamid and Shahriar Alam, former Rajshahi city mayor Khairuzzaman Liton and...

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21 heavyweights of AL regime face ACC probe
Staff Correspondent 01 January, 2025, 00:37

Nasrul, Shahriar, RCC ex-mayor Liton, 8 ex-MPs, CAAB ex-chair Mafidur, ex-PM’s security adviser Tariq named

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday decided to conduct inquiries against two former state ministers Nasrul Hamid and Shahriar Alam, former Rajshahi city mayor Khairuzzaman Liton and 18 other influential leaders of the now ousted Awami League regime over allegations of corruption.

The accused include eight former lawmakers—Omar Faruk Chowdhury, Fazle Hossain Badsha, Ayen Uddin, Asaduzzaman Asad, Abdul Wadud Dara, Mansur Rahman, Enamul Haque and Abul Kalam Azad. Also gold businessmen Dilip Kumar Agarwala and Enamul Haque Dolon are facing graft allegations.

The commission also took a decision for inquiries against Tariq Ahmed Siddiqui, former military adviser to the now ousted prime minister, Sheikh Hasina; and Md Mafidur Rahman, former chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh.

The commission took the decision for the inquiries at a meeting, said its director general for prevention Aktar Hossain while briefing journalists at the commission headquarters.

The decision for an inquiry against former state minister for power and energy Nasrul Hamid came over allegations of corruption in the power sector through a syndicate, commission officials said.

Rajshahi city former mayor and former lawmaker Khairuzzaman Liton, who went into hiding after regime fall, face allegations of ‘illegally’ acquiring assets worth Tk 6,000 crore, said the commission director general.

He also said that the commission would conduct an inquiry against Dilip Kumar Agarwala, managing director of Diamond World Limited, and Enamul Haque Dolon, former president of Bangladesh Jewellers Association, over allegations of amassing huge illegal wealth through gold smuggling.

Tariq Ahmed Siddiqui, former military adviser to Sheikh Hasina; Mohibul Haque, former senior secretary; Janendranath Sarkar, former joint secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism; Md Mafidur Rahman, former chairman, Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh; its former chief engineer Abdul Malek; superintendent engineer Habibur Rahman; and Mahbub Anam and Lutfullah Majed, owners of Aeroness International; will also be investigated over allegations of embezzling massive amounts of money over the past 15 years through various airport development projects.

The agency has also initiated probes against former state minister for foreign affairs Shahriar Alam, former lawmakers Omar Faruk Chowdhury, Fazle Hossain Badsha, Ayen Uddin, Asaduzzaman Asad, Abdul Wadud Dara, Mansur Rahman, Enamul Haque and Abul Kalam Azad over allegations of amassing illegal wealth.​

 

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Court issues travel ban on NASSA Group Chairman Nazrul, family members

A Dhaka court has banned NASSA Group Chairman Nazrul Islam Mazumder, his wife, and children from travelling out of Bangladesh. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Jakir Hossain Galib passed the order following a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday, bdnews24.com report

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Court issues travel ban on NASSA Group Chairman Nazrul, family members
Published :
Jan 02, 2025 00:21
Updated :
Jan 02, 2025 00:23

A Dhaka court has banned NASSA Group Chairman Nazrul Islam Mazumder, his wife, and children from travelling out of Bangladesh.

Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Jakir Hossain Galib passed the order following a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday, bdnews24.com reports.

ACC Court Inspector Amir Hossain said that the national anti-graft watchdog’s Deputy Director Md Salahuddin moved the court seeking a ban on their travel.

ACC lawyer Rezaul Karim presented the petition at the hearing.

According to the petition, a four-strong team has been formed to investigate the case, and submit a report on the allegations of “money laundering” and acquisition of “illegal wealth” against NASSA Group’s former chairman and others.

Reports revealed that Mazumder, his wife Nasrin Islam, daughter Anika Islam, and son Walid Ibne Islam were trying to leave the country, and their departure would have hampered the investigation.

After the Awami League government was toppled on August 5, 2024 - by a mass uprising, some entrepreneurs in the banking sector, including Awami League leaders, went into hiding.

Mazumder, who was arrested on October 1, 2024, was excluded from the board of directors of Exim Bank on August 29, 2024 after the interim government came into power. Later, he also lost his position at the Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB)

Mazumder’s departure from Exim Bank ended a 17-year leadership tenure.

A well-known figure in the banking sector, Mazumder had been the chairman of the bank since 2007. He was also appointed as the chairman of BAB in 2009.

He has been accused of soliciting donations from private banks for organising a football tournament during his tenure as BAB chairman.

Earlier, on August 25, 2024, the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) had frozen Mazumder’s and Nasrin’s bank accounts, intensifying scrutiny of his financial dealings.

He is accused of extorting money from banks on several occasions, and changing the Bank Company Act to benefit entrepreneurs of the bank.​