Travel ban imposed on Atiur, Barkat

Staff Reporter:

A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on 23 individuals, including former Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman and former Janata Bank chairman Abul Barkat, in connection with graft allegations.

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib issued the order today, approving a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

The travel restrictions also apply to former Deputy Governor-2 of Bangladesh Bank Abu Hena Mohammad Raji Hassan, former Assistant Director Mosammet Ismat Ara Begum, former Director Jamal Uddin Ahmed, Md Emdadul Haque, Najibul Islam Dipu, Dr RM Debnath, Md Abu Naser, Sangita Ahmed, Prof Nitai Chandra Nath, former Janata Bank Managing Director and CEO Abdus Salam Azad, former Deputy General Manager Azmul Haque, former Assistant General Manager Ajay Kumar Ghosh, former Manager (Industrial Loan-1) Md Golam Azam, SME Division’s Executive Engineer Md Shahjahan, SEO Md Emdadul Haque, former Deputy General Manager Md Abdul Jabbar, former General Manager and Deputy Managing Director Md Golam Faruq, AnonTex Group Chairman and Managing Director Md Younus Badal, M/S Suprov Spinning Limited Managing Director Md Anwar Hossain and its director Md Abu Talha.