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DHAKA, Jan 4, 2026 (BSS) - A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of 121 bank accounts belonging to former Member of Parliament (MP) from Khulna-2 and Vice Chairman of Modhumoti Bank PLC, Sheikh Salahuddin, and his associates.
The court also ordered the freezing of three Mobile Financial Service (MFS) accounts, three Beneficiary Owner (BO) accounts, and one savings certificate.
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Fayez passed the order, allowing an application filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), the investigating agency in the case.
According to the application, transactions of 121 bank accounts, three MFS accounts, and three BO accounts belonging to Sheikh Salahuddin Jewel, his three brothers-Sheikh Sohel, Sheikh Jalal Uddin Rubel, Sheikh Belal Uddin-and his sister Tahmina Khabir, along with their related interests, had earlier been suspended for 30 days under the Money Laundering Prevention Act, with the last suspension period ending on November 30.
For the purpose of a proper investigation, the application sought the freezing of the said bank accounts, MFS accounts, BO accounts, and savings certificate, as well as the collection of detailed information related to these accounts.
