Dhaka, July 10 -- In a fresh move against suspected financial irregularities, a Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of 53 bank accounts containing Tk113.09 crore, all linked to Mohammad Saiful Alam, chairman of S Alam Group, and his close associates.
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order on Wednesday, after hearing a petition from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), said the commission's Public Relations Officer Akhtarul Islam.
This comes nearly three months after the same court froze 1,360 bank accounts with a total balance of Tk2,619 crore, also tied to Saiful Alam and individuals or entities associated with him.
In its latest petition, the ACC informed the court that a joint inquiry and inv...