Court orders seizure of Aziz Khan, family’s 191 bank accounts

Staff Reporter :

A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of 191 bank accounts belonging to Mohammad Aziz Khan, the chairman of Summit Group, and his family members. The decision follows ongoing corruption investigations into the business tycoon’s financial dealings.

The court order was issued by Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain of the Dhaka Metropolitan Court on Sunday, in response to a petition filed by Alamgir Hossain, Assistant Director of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

According to the ACC, the accounts, which hold an estimated sum of Tk 41.74 crore, are part of an investigation into allegations of corruption and money laundering linked to Summit Group and its subsidiaries.

Aziz Khan, a prominent businessman and the brother of former Gopalganj-1 Awami League MP Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) Faruk Khan, is under scrutiny for possible illicit financial activities.

The ACC flagged the large amounts of money in these accounts as suspicious and disproportionate, raising concerns that the funds could be withdrawn or laundered abroad.