Staff Correspondent:

A Dhaka court on Tuesday (February 25) ordered to freeze Tk140.17 crore in 27 bank accounts of former law minister Anisul Huq, his family members and confidantes.

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

“Anisul Huq is accused of amassing Tk146.19 crore in his and his closed ones’ names from 12 January 2014 to 16 December 2024, by misusing his power and corruption, keeping those under his possession, and making suspicious transactions of Tk665.63 crore through 29 bank accounts,” the ACC plea said.

The anti-graft body further said attempts are being made to transfer, hand over or relocate these ill-gotten properties.

“So it is needed to freeze those 27 bank accounts, or else it would not be possible to seize the money, which can cause an irreparable damage to the state,” the plea added.

Anisul Huq was arrested from the Sadarghat area of Dhaka on 13 August 2024, as he along with Salman F Rahman was trying to flee the capital through the waterways.