A Dhaka Court on Tuesday allowed the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) to
freeze 533 bank accounts of 22 Destiny 2000 Limited officials in two
money laundering cases.
Senior Special Judge's Court of Md Zahurul Hoque passed the order following two ACC appeals filed a day before.
On Monday, the ACC had filed a petition with the Acting Judge Mohammad Akhteruzzaman of the Special Judge's Court, who passed on the matter to the senior judge for hearing, seeking permission for freezing 252 bank accounts of the officials.
The anti-graft watchdog on Tuesday placed another application for freezing 281 other accounts of the officials, which was also allowed by the court.
The accused have bank accounts in 31 branches of various bank.
On July 31, ACC Deputy Director Mozahar Ali Sarder and Assistant Director Towfiqul Islam had filed two cases under the Money Laundering Prevention Act with the Kalabagan Police Station against 22 top officials of the firm accusing them of laundering about Tk 35 billion by swindling investors.
The anti-graft watchdog had filed the cases on detecting financial irregularities in the operations of the Destiny Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd (DMCSL) and the Destiny Tree Plantation Ltd project.
The 22 officials include Destiny Chairman Lt Gen (Retd) Harun-Ar-Rashid and Managing Director Mohammad Rafiqul Amin.
Senior Special Judge's Court of Md Zahurul Hoque passed the order following two ACC appeals filed a day before.
On Monday, the ACC had filed a petition with the Acting Judge Mohammad Akhteruzzaman of the Special Judge's Court, who passed on the matter to the senior judge for hearing, seeking permission for freezing 252 bank accounts of the officials.
The anti-graft watchdog on Tuesday placed another application for freezing 281 other accounts of the officials, which was also allowed by the court.
The accused have bank accounts in 31 branches of various bank.
On July 31, ACC Deputy Director Mozahar Ali Sarder and Assistant Director Towfiqul Islam had filed two cases under the Money Laundering Prevention Act with the Kalabagan Police Station against 22 top officials of the firm accusing them of laundering about Tk 35 billion by swindling investors.
The anti-graft watchdog had filed the cases on detecting financial irregularities in the operations of the Destiny Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd (DMCSL) and the Destiny Tree Plantation Ltd project.
The 22 officials include Destiny Chairman Lt Gen (Retd) Harun-Ar-Rashid and Managing Director Mohammad Rafiqul Amin.
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