A court on Thursday imposed a travel ban on 23 people, including former governor of Bangladesh Bank Atiur Rahman and former Janata Bank chairman Abul Barkat, over graft allegations, reports BSS.
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order, allowing a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
Besides Atiur and Barkat 21 other people were banned from leaving country. They are; former deputy governor-2 of Bangladesh Bank Abu Hena Mohammad Raji Hassan, former assistant director Mosammet Ismat Ara Begum, former director Jamal Uddin Ahmed, Md Emdadul Haque, Najibul Islam Dipu, Dr RM Debnath, Md Abu Naser, Sangita Ahmed, Prof Nitai Chandra Nath, former managing director and CEO of Janata bank Abdus Salam Azad, former deputy general manager Azmul Haque, former assistant general manager Ajay Kumar Ghosh, former manager (Industrial Loan-1) Md Golam Azam, SME Division's executive engineer Md Shahjahan, SEO Md Emdadul Haque, former deputy general manager Md Abdul Jabbar, former general manager and deputy managing director Md Golam Faruq, AnonTex Group Chairman and Managing Director Md Younus Badal, M/S Suprov Spinning Limited Managing Director Md Anwar Hossain and its director Md Abu Talha.
The ACC on February 20 filed a case against the 23 for embezzling Taka 297.38 crore of Janata Bank through loan fraud involving AnonTex Group.
The anti-graft body in its plea today said it is probing the case and the accused are trying to flee the country to evade justice. So for the sake of proper investigation, travel ban should be imposed on them.
Bd-Pratidin English/ AM
