Eighteen former ministers and eight former members
of parliament (MPs) were banned from travelling abroad until further notice
by a court here, as per two separate applications made by the Anti Corruption
Commission (ACC) today.
ACC deputy directors– Md Jahangir Alam and Md Mostafizur Rahman– applied
separately seeking travel ban on the 18 former ministers and eight lawmakers.
Following the hearing, Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammed Ash-Shams
Joglul Hossain passed the order.
The former ministers and state and deputy ministers who have been banned from
leaving the country are former foreign minister Dr Hasan Mahmud, former
Expatriates and Welfare minister Imran Ahmed, former commerce minister Tipu
Munshi, former Law Minister Anisul Haque, former LGRD minister M Tajul Islam,
former religious affairs minister Faridul Haque Khan, former textiles
minister Golam Dastagir Gazi, former water resources minister Anwar Hossain,
former information minister Hasanul Haque Inu, former power, energy,
and
mineral resources state minister Nasrul Hamid, former state minister for
shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, former state minister for Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak, former state minister for
Primary and Mass Education M Zakir Hossain, former deputy minister for water
resources AKM Enamul Hoque Shameem, former state minister for local
government, rural development and cooperatives Swapan Bhattacharjee, former
state minister of disaster management and relief Dr Enamur Rahman, former
state minister for disaster management and relief Md Mohibur Rahman and
former state minister for youth and sports Md Zahid Ahsan Russell.
Besides, former parliamentarians– Benzir Ahmed, Kazi Nabil Ahmed, Shahidul
Islam Bokul, AKM Sarwar Jahan, Sheikh Afil Uddin, Meher Afroze Chumki, Abu
Sayeed Al Mahmood Swapon and Sheikh Helal Uddin were also barred from
crossing the country’s borders.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha