A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of 28 bank accounts and two BO accounts belonging to former Dhaka Metropolitan Police Joint Commissioner Biplob Kumar Sarkar and his wife Hosneara Begum. The order was issued on Thursday by Acting Judge Md. Alamgir of the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court following a petition from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Court bench assistant Md. Riaz Hossain confirmed the directive, while ACC Assistant Director Russel Rony filed the petition.

According to the petition, an investigation is underway against Biplob Kumar Sarkar and others for allegedly acquiring wealth beyond known income sources through bribery and corruption while in government service. The ACC alleged that the couple attempted to transfer or conceal funds from their accounts, which could hinder future recovery efforts. The freeze was imposed under Rule 18 of the ACC Rules 2007 and Section 14 of the Money Laundering Prevention Act 2012.

Earlier, on December 9, the court had barred Biplob Kumar Sarkar, his wife, his brother Pronoy Kumar Sarkar, and Hosneara Begum’s sister Shahanara Begum from leaving the country.