DHAKA, April 8, 2025 (BSS) - A court here today issued a travel ban on Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) former additional engineer Md Safi Uddin and his wife Khadiza Begum 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 petition stated that the investigation into the allegations of corruption in tenders and illegal acquisition of hundreds of crores of taka against Md. Safi Uddin is going on.

It is imperative to issue an order prohibiting the two accused from traveling abroad until the investigation into the case is completed in the interest of a fair investigation, the petition mentioned.