A Dhaka court has issued a travel ban on former Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Habibur Rahman. The order was given on Wednesday by Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Faiz following a petition from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Court bench assistant Md Riaz Hossain confirmed the decision. The ACC’s Deputy Assistant Director Abu Mohammad Anwarul Masud had earlier filed the petition seeking the restriction.

According to the ACC application, Habibur Rahman and his associates are under investigation for allegedly acquiring illegal wealth and laundering money abroad through bribery, corruption, and recruitment irregularities. The ACC stated that credible information suggested Rahman was attempting to leave the country, which could obstruct the ongoing inquiry. After the hearing, the judge approved the petition and imposed the travel ban.

The report also notes that on January 26 of the same year, the International Crimes Tribunal sentenced Habibur Rahman to death for crimes against humanity related to the killing of six people in Dhaka’s Chankharpul area during the July uprising. He is currently absconding.