The court has imposed a travel ban on 17 ministers and 9 members of parliament from the ousted Sheikh Hasina government, who are accused of being involved in irregularities and corruption.
Senior Special Judge of Dhaka Metropolitan, Mohammad Assams Jaglul Hossain, issued the order on Monday afternoon based on a petition from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
ACC Public Prosecutors (PP) Mir Ahmed Ali Salam and Mahmud Hossain Jahangir confirmed to Prothom Alo that a travel ban has been imposed on these former ministers and MPs.
PP Mir Ahmed Ali Salam told Prothom Alo that the ACC is investigating allegations against former ministers and MPs from various constituencies of the past government for acquiring unimaginable illegal wealth through various irregularities and corruption. The ACC has learned that 17 former ministers and 9 MPs accused of corruption and irregularities are attempting to leave the country. Therefore, the ACC petitioned the court on Monday to impose a travel ban on these former ministers and MPs to prevent them from fleeing abroad.
PP Mir Ahmed Ali Salam further mentioned that the ACC presented arguments in court for imposing a travel ban on the former ministers and MPs. After the hearing, the court issued a travel ban on them.
The 17 Ministers Who Are Banned from Traveling:
Former Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi, Former Water Resources Minister Anwar Hossain Manju, Former Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu, Former State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Enamur Rahman and Md. Mohibbur Rahman, Former Law Minister Anisul Huq, Former Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Md. Tajul Islam and State Minister Swapan Bhattacharjee, Former Religious Affairs Minister Faridul Haque Khan, Former Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud, Former State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid, Former State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, Former State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak, Former State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Md. Zakir Hossain, Former Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Imran Ahmed, Former Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi, and Former State Minister for Youth and Sports Md. Zahid Ahsan Russell.
The 9 Members of Parliament Who Are Banned from Traveling:
Additionally, former MPs Md. Enamul Haque, Benazir Ahmed, Kazi Nabil Ahmed, Shahidul Islam Bakul, A.K.M. Sarwar Jahan, Sheikh Afil Uddin, Meher Afroze, Abu Sayeed Al Mahmood, and Sheikh Helal Uddin have been banned from traveling abroad.
On August 29, the court also imposed a travel ban on 9 former ministers and 5 MPs. The individuals affected by this ban include former Health Minister Zahid Maleque, former Social Welfare Minister Dipu Moni, former Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury, former Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder, former Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun, former Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan, former Food Minister Kamrul Islam, former State Minister for Industries Kamal Ahmed Majumder, former State Minister for the Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Kujendra Lal Tripura, and former MPs Salim Uddin Talukdar, Mamunur Rashid, Kazim Uddin, Nure Alam Chowdhury, and Ziaur Rahman.
Last Sunday, the court also imposed a travel ban on former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, his wife, daughter, son, and seven others.
