Court freezes 18 bank accounts of Shyamal Dutta, family

A Dhaka court on Monday ordered the freezing of 18 bank accounts held in the names of Daily Bhorer Kagoj Editor and former general secretary of the Jatiya Press Club Shyamal Dutta, his wife Sanchita Dutta, and daughter Sushma Shashi Dutta.

Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Sabbir Faiz passed the order following an application filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

According to the petition, 17 bank accounts contain Tk5.21 crore, while one account holds $8,855.

The petition said information was found indicating that Shyamal Dutta, his wife and daughter, and persons or institutions linked to his interests had acquired several movable assets beyond known sources of income.

They are attempting to conceal the real source of the assets through various methods of transfer or relocation, which appeared to constitute money laundering offences.

Therefore, the freezing of the movable assets is necessary in the interest of a fair and proper investigation.