ACC imposes travel ban on 5 ex-MPs, families

On the first day of the new commission’s assumption of office, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to impose a travel ban on five former members of parliament (MPs) and their family members.

ACC Deputy Director and Public Relations Officer Dr Aktarul Islam confirmed the information on Thursday (December 12).

The travel ban issued against Alauddin Ahmed Chowdhury Nasim (Feni-1 Constituency), Nurunnabi Chowdhury (Bhola-3 Constituency), Abu Zahir (Habiganj-3 Constituency), HM Ibrahim (Noakhali-1 Constituency), and Noor Uddin Chowdhury Noyon (Lakshmipur-2 Constituency).

In addition to the MPs, the ban has also been issued on their spouses, sons, and daughters.

The ACC has also decided to impose foreign travel for several other individuals, including former railway minister Mujibul Haque, former minister of state for foreign affairs Shahriar Alam, along with his wife and children, former MP Bahauddin Bahar, his daughter Tasnim Bahar, and former mayor of Cumilla, former minister Amir Hossain Amu, his adopted daughter Sumaiya, personal assistant Farrukh Majid Mahmud Kiran, and his wife Rafeza Majid, Hotel Regency Managing Director Kabir Reza and his wife Rokeya Khatun.

The ACC has also made a request to extend the existing travel bans on several others under investigation. These include Mohiuddin Ahmed Mahi, former chairman of the Samabaya Bank, Shariful Islam Jinnah, former MP of Bogura-2, along with his wife Mohmina Akhtar, and Liaquat Ali Lucky, former director general of the Shilpakala Academy.