Travel ban imposed on ex-DGFI DG Hamidul Haque, wife

A Dhaka court on Monday imposed a travel ban on former Director General (DG) of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) Major General (Retd) Hamidul Haque and his wife Nusrat Jahan Mukta over graft allegations.

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order, allowing a plea of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

The anti-graft body in its plea said it is probing allegations against Hamidul and his wife of embezzling government funds by misusing power, amassing illegal wealth in their names, as well as in the names of their family members.

"At this stage, the two accused may try to flee the country to evade justice and a travel ban should be imposed on them immediately," it added.

Meanwhile, the same court today imposed a travel ban on Abbas Uddin and Nazim Uddin Bhuiyan, two cronies of former state minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad A. Arafat. The court also imposed a travel ban on Abbas's wife Nurun Nahar.