Travel ban on ex-NBR chief, 3 others

A Dhaka court yesterday issued travel bans on former chairman of National Board of Revenue (NBR) Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem and former NBR First Secretary Eidtazul Islam over corruption allegations.

Apart from them, the court also issued travel bans on Abu Hena's wife Laila Jesmin and Eidtazul's wife Shormi Mala Ansary.

Judge Md Zakir Hossain of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court passed the order after ACC Deputy Director Md Saiduzzaman, who is leading the inquiry team, submitted an application.

The judge also directed the ACC to send a copy of this order to the additional inspector general of police of the Special Branch, Malibagh in Dhaka for the next course of action. ACC Public Prosecutor Ruhul Islam Khan moved the application on behalf of the anti-graft body.

In the application, the ACC official said all the four misappropriated a huge amount of money from the public fund through corruption and illegal means and they deposited that money in their names and the names of their family members.

"The ACC official came to know from credible source that they were attempting to flee the country. If they flee, inquiry into the allegations brought against them might be hampered. So, an order is needed to prevent them from doing so," said the ACC in his application.