Directive to freeze 77 bank accounts of Hasan Mahmud family 

A Dhaka court has directed to freeze 77 bank accounts in the names of former foreign minister Hasan Mahmud, his family members and his company.

In these accounts, Tk 24.65 crore are now lying.

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order on Thursday.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the appeal petition.

Of the frozen 77 bank accounts, there are eight in the name of Hasan Mahmud, 14 in the name of her wife Nooran Fatema, six in the name of daughter Nafisa Jumaina Mahmud, three joint accounts in the name of Hasan Mahmud and his wife, 34 accounts in the name of Bismillah Marine Services, six accounts in the name of Bismillah Marine Services Management and Holdings, three in the name of Australia Bangladesh Solar Power Limited, two in the name of Sukhi Bangla Foundation, and one in the name of Bismillah Marine Services JAS Limited.