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Dhaka court has ordered to freeze 617 bank accounts and 92 immovable properties of ruling Awami League MP Kazi Shahid Islam
Papul of
Luxmipur-2 constituency and three of his family members.
Senior Special Judge's Court Judge KM Emrul Kayesh passed the order on Sunday.
The other three accused are Papul's wife Selina Islam, MP, daughter Wafa Islam and sister-in-law Jesmine Prodhan.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on December 22 filed a money laundering case against Papul, who is now in a jail in Kuwait after his arrest, and three of his family members.
It was mentioned in the case that Kazi Shahid Islam siphoned off Tk 38 crore 22 lakh 40 thousand from the country.
Md Salahuddin, deputy director of the Anti-Corruption commission (ACC), lodged a case accusing Papul, Salina Islam, Wafa Islam and Jesmine Akter on November 11 for laundering Tk 1.48 billion.
At night on June 7 last, Papul was arrested by Kuwait police from Mushriq area on an allegation of his involvement in human trafficking.
Following the arrest, the Kuwaiti government froze Shahid's bank account. He holds about five million Kuwaiti dinars or Tk 1.38 billion in those accounts.
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