Published: 11:58 PM, 16 September 2026
Seize Abul Barkat's assets, freeze bank accounts: Court
A Dhaka court on Wednesday ordered the seizure of immovable assets worth Tk 49,61,384, including two flats in Dhanmondi and Adabor, belonging to former Janata Bank Chairman and economist Abul Barkat.
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Shahjahan Kabir passed the order following an application filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Assistant Director Mohammad Shahjahan Miraj, UNB reports.
The court also ordered the seizure of a plot in Uttara, Tk 2.5 lakh invested in the Dhaka University Teachers' Housing Project and a car valued at Tk 29 lakh, while ordering the freezing of Tk 3,60,03,455 held in 16 bank accounts.
According to the ACC application, an investigation is underway into allegations that Abul Barkat illegally sanctioned loans to various companies and accumulated assets beyond his known sources of income.
The investigation found information about immovable assets worth Tk 49,61,384 and movable assets comprising Tk 3,50,31,000 and US$10,250 in his name, the application said.
It further said information from various sources suggested that Barkat was attempting to sell or transfer his movable and immovable assets.
The ACC argued that transferring, converting or selling the allegedly illicit assets before the investigation is concluded could cause loss to the state, making it necessary to seize the immovable properties and freeze the movable assets.
Barkat was arrested from his Dhanmondi residence on July 10, 2025 in an ACC case. Although he later secured bail in the ACC case, he was shown arrested in a separate murder case filed over the killing of businessman Wadud during the July 2024 mass uprising. He is currently on bail in the cases.
