Staff Correspondent:

A court here on Monday issued a travel ban on former Habiganj-4 lawmaker Syed Sayedul Haque Suman and his wife Shammi Akter over graft allegations.

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order, allowing a plea of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

The ACC in its plea said an investigation is going on against Suman for

amassing illegal wealth and the former lawmaker can flee the country and hand over his movable and immovable properties to evade justice.

“To stop Suman and his wife from leaving the country, a travel ban should be imposed on them immediately,” the plea said.

Meanwhile, the same court on Monday imposed another travel ban on Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited (DESCO) Engineer Jagdish Chandra Mondal and his wife Sabita Mondal.