A Dhaka court on Tuesday imposed a travel ban on dismissed joint commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Biplob Kumar Sarkar and five others in graft cases.

Judge Mohammad Kamrul Hasan Khan of the Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-3 passed the order following two separate petitions filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

The other accused facing the travel restriction are Hosneara Begum, Pronob Kumar Sarkar, Shahanara Begum, Tultul Rahman Sonia and MM Asadullah, former senior sales and marketing manager of Teletalk Bangladesh Limited.

According to the ACC petition, Biplob, along with others, used 341 bank and financial accounts to launder money, making suspicious transactions that included Tk30.72 crore in deposits and Tk30.13 crore in withdrawals. Biplob also allegedly concealed wealth acquired through bribery and corruption.

Another petition stated that an investigation is underway against MM Asadullah over allegations of money laundering and accumulating wealth beyond known sources of income. It was further reported that Asadullah travelled abroad multiple times without authorisation, for which he was dismissed from his position as a departmental measure.

The ACC in its petition told the court that a travel ban is necessary to ensure a fair investigation, as they might attempt to leave the country.