Dhaka, Nov 27 (bdnews24.com) — A Dhaka court on Tuesday ordered to attach all movable and immovable properties of Destiny 2000 Limited, its Chairman, Managing Director and his wife in two money laundering cases.
The court of Dhaka's Senior Special Judge Mohammad Jahurul Haq issued the order after hearing a petition by the Anti-Corruption Commission.
"The Investigation Officer of the two cases, lodged against Destiny group's top brass at the Kalabagan Police Statoin, filed a petition on Nov 21 seeking attachment of the properties of the company and the three accused," ACC lawyer Mosharraf Hossain Kajal told bdnews24.com.
The court ordered to seize the properties of the group, its Chairman Mohammad Hossain, Managing Director Rafiqul Amin and his wife Farah Deeba.
On July 31, the anti-graft watchdog sued 22 officials of the controversial MLM company on charges of swindling its clients of around Tk 35 billion and later laundering the amount.
ACC Assistant Director Towfiqul Islam and Deputy Director Mozahar Ali Sardar filed the cases with the Kalabagan Police under the Money Laundering Prevention Act for misappropriating the money taken in the name of tree plantation projects and investing in Destiny Multipurpose Cooperative Society.
On Oct 2, the same court had ordered freezing of 533 bank accounts of the Destiny officials following an ACC petition.
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