A Dhaka court on Monday issued a travel ban on Mohammed Enamul Hoque, Commissioner of Customs, Excise, and VAT Commissionerate in Sylhet, in a case involving the gaining of illegal wealth worth Tk 9.76 crore.
Judge Mohammed Ash-Shams Joglul Hossain of the Metropolitan Senior Special Judge’s Court of Dhaka passed the order following a prayer from ACC Deputy Director Farzana Yasmin, who is also the investigation officer of the case.
The information was confirmed by Anti-Corruption Commission Public Prosecutor Mir Ahmed Ali Salam to The Bangladesh Post.
In her application, Yasmin indicated that Enamul was attempting to leave the country, necessitating a travel ban to prevent his departure. After the hearing, the judge directed the ACC to send the order sheet to the Chief of the Special Branch (Immigration) for further action.
On July 4, the same court ordered the confiscation of all immovable properties owned by Enamul, the former commissioner of the Commissionerate of Customs Valuation and Internal Audit. These properties include 11 flats located in the Kakrail, Mohammadpur, and Gulshan areas of the capital, as well as five kathas of land in Gazipur and eight kathas in Dhaka’s Badda area.
The case was filed on July 31 of the previous year by ACC Assistant Director Mahbubul Alam in Dhaka. Enamul was accused of amassing Tk 9.76 crore, which is inconsistent with his known sources of income. According to the case statement, between 1993 and 2022, Enamul purchased land, flats, and commercial spaces at 64 different locations for Tk 21.52 crore. He also possessed gold ornaments, savings, investments in the share market, and a fish farm valued at Tk 58.32 lakh.
DPDC official, wife sued over embezzlement of Tk6cr
Meanwhile, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in its another mover on Monday filed a case against Md Huzzat Ullah, manager of the Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited (DPDC), and his wife over allegations of amassing Tk6 crore illegally assets and for concealing information about their properties.
The case was filed on Monday by ACC Deputy Director Selina Akhter at the commission’s Dhaka Integrated District Office.
A senior official of the anti-graft body confirmed the matter.
According to the case statement, his wealth statement shows immovable and immovable assets amounting to Tk2.2 crore under his name and his wife.
Of this, information was concealed regarding assets worth Tk1.9 crore found under his name.
After reviewing his wealth statement, assets worth over Tk1.9 crore were found beyond known income. Due to which, a case was filed against him under the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004.
Besides, the ACC filed the case over allegations of illegally acquiring wealth amounting to over Tk1.1 crore under his wife’s name and concealing information on assets amounting to Tk89 lakh in the asset declaration submitted to the ACC.
