Staff Correspondent, Dhaka
The Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court on Thursday ordered to freeze of 39 bank accounts of former deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank (BB) Sitangshu Kumar (SK) Sur Chowdhury, his wife Suparna Sur Chowdhury, and daughter Nandita Sur Chowdhury.
Senior Special Judge of the court Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order to freeze those accounts, which have a current balance of Tk5 crore 76 lakh 46 thousand and797.
The court also ordered the seization of two flats and land owned by them following a petition submitted by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
Of the seized properties: There is a flat owned by SK Sur at Segun Bagicha with a deed value of Taka 44 lakh 17 thousand and 700, a 4400 square feet flat in Dhanmondi area owned by his wife Suparna Sur with a deed value of Tk1.25 crore and eight decimal land owned by his daughter Nandita Sur at Lalpur in Natore district with a deed value of Tk8.64 lakh. The total value of these properties is over Tk1 crore,77 lakh.
The ACC in its petition told the court that the anti-graft body has already formed a three-member committee to probe corruption allegations against SK Sur and his family members under the Money Laundering Act.
The accused persons may transfer the money, assets and properties before filing regular cases against them, the ACC petition said, adding that it would be very difficult to investigate the allegations if they can transfer their money, assets and properties.
