Dhaka, May 24 -- A Dhaka court has banned Moazzem Hossain, the former assistant personal secretary (APS) to Advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, from travelling abroad and ordered the blocking of his National Identity Card (NID).

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib passed the orders on Saturday following a plea from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), said the agency's spokesperson Akhtarul Islam.

ACC Deputy Director Minu Akter Sumi filed the petition, citing ongoing investigations into claims that Moazzem amassed illegal wealth worth hundreds of crores through irregularities and corruption, including abuse of power, lobbying, extortion, and tender manipulation.

"The accused may flee abroad to avoid the investi...