A Dhaka court today ordered the seizure of 38 bank accounts belonging to former Chief of Bangladesh Air Force Air Chief Marshal Sheikh Abdul Hannan, his wife Tahmida Begum, and their son Sheikh Labib Hannan. These accounts collectively hold BDT 11,834,322 .
The order was issued by Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib, following a petition by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Deputy Director Md. Tanzir Hasib Sarkar.
According to the petition, Sheikh Abdul Hannan is under investigation for alleged abuse of power, embezzlement of state funds, bribery, irregularities in recruitment, corruption, and laundering illicit wealth abroad. A three-member inquiry team has been formed by the ACC to investigate these allegations.
During the probe, investigators found that Sheikh Abdul Hannan and his family members were attempting to transfer or conceal their movable and immovable assets, which could make future recovery efforts difficult. The ACC argued that urgent asset freezes were necessary to preserve the integrity of the investigation and potential legal proceedings.
