Bangladesh Restricts 14 Ex-Ministers of Hasina Govt from Leaving Country

A Dhaka court in an order put a travel ban on 14 former Awami League ministers and lawmakers. These leaders of the ousted PM Sheikh Hasina’s party have corruption allegations brought against them by the interim government in Bangladesh. They are not allowed to leave the country.

Metropolitan Senior Special Judge’s Court in Dhaka passed the order after Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) following accusations that the former ministers and lawmakers were trying to flee the country.

Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina of the Awami League fled to India on August 5.

The Daily Star newspaper reported that the travel ban has been issued against former social welfare minister Dipu Moni, former health minister Zahid Maleque, former education minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury, former food minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder, former industrial minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun and former industrial deputy minister Kamal Ahmed Majumder.

Former Awami League MPs, Salim Uddin, Mamunur Rashid Kiron, Kujendra Lal Tripura, Kajim Uddin, Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton, Shahjahan Khan, Kamrul Islam and Ziaur Rahman have also been barred from leaving the country.

Former Bangladesh speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and ex-commerce minister Tipu Munshi have been arrested in a murder case.