ACC allowed to seize Khaleda's bank accounts
Dhaka,
Oct
9:
A
city
court
has
allowed
the
Anti-corruption
Commission
to
seize
documents
and
records
pertaining
to
former
Prime
Minister
Khaleda
Zia's
bank
accounts
with
two
city-based
banks
in
connection
with
the
Gatco
container
handling
graft
case.
Justice Mohammad Azizul Haque of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court passed the order after ACC Deputy Director Johirul Huda submitted a petition for allowing him to seize all bank-account records and documents of Ms Zia in Sonali Bank, local branch Motijheel, Dhaka, and Prime Bank, Banani branch.
The ACC on September 2 filed the case against Khaleda, her son Arafat Rahman Koko and 11 others with Tejgaon Police Station in connection with illegally awarding Global Agro Trade (Pvt) Co Ltd (Gatco) the contract for container management at the Dhaka Inland Container Depot (DICD) and the Chittagong Port ICD yards.
The accused were charged with violating tender conditions and appointing Gatco, ignoring its lack of experience and skill to manage the cargo handling at the ports.
Besides, another city court gave the Investigation Officer (IO) of the case the permission to interrogate the former premier over the graft charges brought against her, at the gate of the sub-jail set up for her on the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban premises.
According to the sources, the ACC requires the documents and records to see if there were any payments made to her in connection with awarding Gatco the contract.
UNI