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Published : 09 Feb 2026, 12:30 PM
A Dhaka court has ordered the attachment of 18 bank accounts belonging to Bhorer Kagoj Editor Shyamal Dutta and his family members amid an ongoing corruption probe.
The blocked accounts reportedly hold a total of Tk 53.22 million.
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Sabbir Faiz passed the order on Monday following a petition from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), according to court official Riaz Hossain.
ACC Deputy Director Bayezeedur Rahman Khan filed the application, arguing that investigators had found evidence of movable assets registered in the names of Dutta, his wife Sanchita Dutta and daughter Sushma Shashi Dutta without any “clear or lawful source of income”.
The application said efforts had been made to conceal the actual origin of the assets through transfers and other transactions, which investigators view as indicators of money laundering.
It also warned that there is a “risk” the assets could be transferred or ownership altered, potentially obstructing a fair investigation.
The journalist was arrested on Sept 16, 2024, while allegedly attempting to flee illegally to India through the Mymensingh border. He has remained in jail since then.
MOZAMMEL BABU ALSO FACES FINANCIAL RESTRICTIONS
The same court also blocked 11 bank accounts of former Ekattor TV managing director Mozammel Haque Babu, his wife Aparajita Haque and daughter Shababa Ishayat Haque, which hold a total of Tk 38.9 million.
The ACC’s petition noted that Babu, his family and associated entities had acquired multiple immovable assets with no clear source of funds, and attempts were made to hide the origin of the assets through transfers and other transactions, which indicate potential money laundering.
Having been in hiding since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government on Aug 5, 2024, Babu was eventually captured alongside Dutta while trying to flee to the neighbouring country.
