A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of 87 bank accounts belonging to Quazi Abu Mahmud Faisal, the first secretary (Taxes Legal and Enforcement) of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), his wife, and 12 other relatives. 

 

These accounts hold a total of Tk6.96 crore. Additionally, Tk2.55 crore across 15 savings accounts in the names of Faisal and six others have also been frozen.

The court of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Mohammed Ash-Shams Joglul Hossain passed the order, allowing a plea of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Furthermore, the court has ordered the seizure of immovable properties in the names of Faisal's wife, Afsana Jesmin, and three other individuals, said Aminul Islam, assistant director (prosecution overall) of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Faisal also opened over 700 bank accounts in his name and the name of his relatives to conceal the source of his illegal earnings, read the ACC application. 

The judge also asked the ACC to publish this order in one Bangla daily and one English national newspaper.

Among the movable assets, Quazi Abu Mahmud Faisal has two savings accounts worth Tk50 lakh each at Dutch-Bangla Bank. 

His wife has four savings accounts worth Tk50 lakh each. Aftab Ali has two savings accounts worth Tk30 lakh each. 

Quazi Khalid Hasan has one savings account worth Tk30 lakh. 

Khandaker Hafizur Rahman has two savings accounts worth Tk40 lakh each. Ahmed Ali has three savings accounts totaling Tk50 lakh. Mahmuda Hasan has one savings account worth Tk5 lakh.