Court issues travel ban for former DMP commissioner Golam Faruq, his wife

A Dhaka court issues the ban following a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission

A Dhaka court has barred Khandker Golam Faruq, the former commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, and his wife Sharmin Akter Khan from leaving Bangladesh.

Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Jakir Hossain Galib passed the order following a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission, or ACC, on Wednesday.

ACC Court Inspector Amir Hossain said the anti-graft watchdog’s Assistant Director Rakibul Hayat filed the petition seeking a ban on their deportation. ACC lawyer Mir Ahmed Ali Salam presented the petition during the hearing. The court then delivered the order.

The petition noted that retired additional IGP and former DMP commissioner Faruq is being investigated for misusing his power, misappropriating government funds through various irregularities and corruption, illegally acquiring assets worth Tk 30 billion in his name and in the name of his family members, and laundering money abroad.

During the investigation, a tip-off revealed that the accused individuals were trying to flee abroad. Since there is every possibility of the investigation being hampered if they flee abroad, it is expedient to cancel the foreign visit of the following suspects in the interest of a fair investigation of the complaint.