A Dhaka court on Thursday ordered the freezing of 81 bank accounts belonging to former minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya and his family in a graft case.
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Foyez passed the order following a petition filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Deputy Director Mozammil Hossain.
Of the accounts, 16 belong to Maya, 36 to his wife Parveen Chowdhury and 29 to his son Rashedul Islam Chowdhury.
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According to the ACC, movable assets have been identified in the names of Maya, his wife and their son.
The court noted the possibility that the accused could transfer, relocate, change ownership, or dispose of these assets, or move them abroad to evade the law.