Staff Correspondent:

A Dhaka court on Sunday (March 2) ordered to freeze 44 bank accounts of former industries minister and veteran Awami League leader Amir Hossain Amu, his wife Saida Haque, and daughter Sumaia Hossain over graft allegations.

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

Of the accounts, 15 are in the name of Amu, 13 are in his wife’s name, 15 are in the name of his daughter, and one is in the name of Jeriko, a company with Amu’s business interest.

The ACC in its plea said it is probing allegations of amassing huge illegal wealth by Amu and his family members through tender manipulation, appointment manipulation and embezzling funds for different government projects.

The investigation is nearing its end and it was learned that the accused are planning to withdraw ill-gotten money from their accounts and transfer the funds, it added.

The ACC pleaded to freeze the accounts for the sake of proper investigation.