Former Dhaka-13 lawmaker- Sadek Khan. Photo: Collected

DHAKA, Feb 3, 2025 (BSS) - A court here today ordered to freeze 50 bank 
accounts of former Dhaka-13 lawmaker Sadek Khan, his wife Ferdous Khan and 
son Fahim Sadek Khan over graft allegations.

Of the 50 accounts, 18 belong to Sadek, 24 to his son and eight to his wife.

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

The former lawmaker is accused of amassing illegal wealth of Taka 7.30 crore 
and making suspicious transactions of Taka 466.47 crore through 29 bank 
accounts under his and his companies' names.

Sadek Khan's wife Ferdous is also accused of amassing illegal wealth of Taka 
5.98 crore and making suspicious transactions of Taka 72.32 crore through 151 
bank accounts. Their son Fahim is accused of amassing illegal wealth of Taka 
6.12 crore and making suspicious transactions of Taka around 36 crore through 
70 bank accounts.

The ACC in its plea said it is probing the allegations against the three and 
the accounts should be frozen for the sake of proper investigation.