A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of 191 bank accounts belonging to Summit Group Chairman Mohammad Aziz Khan and his family in connection with corruption allegations.
On Sunday (March 9), Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain issued the order after a petition was filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Assistant Director Alamgir Hossain.
These 191 accounts hold a total of 41.74 crore Taka (417.4 million Taka).
ACC Public Prosecutor (PP) Mahmud Hossain Jahangir represented the ACC and presented the petition in court.
In the petition, the ACC mentioned that an investigation is underway regarding allegations of illegal asset accumulation and money laundering by Summit Group and its affiliated companies through bribery and corruption. The investigation revealed that the accounts in question, held by Aziz Khan and his family members, contain large and suspicious amounts of money.
The ACC also expressed concerns that this money could be withdrawn or transferred abroad at any time. Therefore, they requested the court's intervention to prevent the potential laundering or concealment of these funds.
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) had gathered information about Aziz Khan and his family's bank accounts and directed the banks to freeze them on October 7 of the previous year.
Aziz Khan, one of the most influential businessmen in Bangladesh, is also recognized as one of Singapore's top 50 business figures. He is the brother of Lieutenant Colonel (Retd.) Faruk Khan, a former Awami League Member of Parliament (MP) from the Gopalganj-1 constituency.
