Published: 11:45 PM, 22 September 2026
Court orders to freeze ex NBR chief Rahmatul Muneem's bank accounts
A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of 25 bank accounts belonging to former National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abu Hena Rahmatul Muneem and former First Secretary Eid Tajul Islam.
The order was issued on Tuesday, 22 September 2026, by Md. Alamgir, acting judge of the Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court, following an application filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
ACC Prosecutor Tariqul Islam confirmed the matter.
On behalf of the ACC, Deputy Director Md. Saiduzzaman filed an application seeking the freezing of their bank accounts. The application stated that a two-member team had been formed to investigate allegations that the two individuals had acquired illegal assets through irregularities and corruption.
According to the application, the investigation found information about suspicious and unusual transactions in various bank accounts belonging to the two individuals.
The ACC also stated in its application that, based on reliable sources, it had learned that the individuals concerned were attempting through various means to transfer or dispose of the movable assets held in these bank accounts.
The ACC argued that if the money or other movable assets in the bank accounts were transferred, converted, or otherwise removed before the investigation was completed, it could obstruct the investigation.
Therefore, the ACC informed the court that, in the interest of the ongoing investigation, it was necessary to immediately freeze the 25 bank accounts in question.
