Court issues travel ban on journo Nayeemul Islam Khan, his family

A Dhaka court today issued a travel ban on Nayeemul Islam Khan, a senior journalist and former press secretary to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in connection with allegations of amassing wealth illegally.

Judge Md Zakir Hossain of the Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court also imposed a travel ban on Nayeemul's wife, Nasima Khan Monti, and their three daughters -- Labiba Nayeem Khan, Zulika Nayeem Khan, and Adiva Nayeem Khan.

The court issued the order after an Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) official, leading the inquiry team, submitted an application.

ACC Public Prosecutor Ruhul Islam Khan filed the application on behalf of the anti-graft body.

In the application, the ACC official stated that they found allegations of suspicious transactions involving deposits of Tk 386 crore and withdrawals of Tk 379 crore across 163 bank accounts while investigating the matter.

He said, "The couple and their daughters are attempting to flee the country. If they do so, the inquiry into the allegations against them might be hampered. Therefore, an order is necessary to prevent them from leaving the country."

On February 9, the same court ordered the seizure of tax files belonging to Nayeemul Islam Khan and his wife over corruption allegations.