A Dhaka court today imposed a travel ban on Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, former mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation, and his wife Shirin Taposh in connection with corruption allegations leveled against them.

Justice Md Zakir Hossain of the Dhaka Metropolitan Special Principal Court issued the order after Anti-Corruption Commission deputy director Md Monirul Islam submitted a petition regarding the case.

ACC prosecutor Mahmud Hossain Jahangir filed the application on behalf of the anti-graft body.

In his plea, the ACC official said that Taposh had amassed a huge amount of money through corruption and irregularities. He also said he had learned from a reliable source that the couple could flee the country at any time.

An order is therefore needed to prevent them from going abroad, the official said in his request.

Earlier on October 24, the ACC summoned Taposh for questioning over allegations of acquiring wealth worth millions of taka through irregularities and corruption.

The ACC sent a letter to Taposh’s residence at Banani in Dhaka, asking him to appear on November 3. According to the letter, Taposh is accused of amassing a significant amount of unexplained wealth through illegal means. To ensure a thorough investigation, it is essential to hear and take his statement in this regard.

The letter also stated that he was expected to report to the ACC headquarters in Dhaka around 11 am on November 3 to furnish his statement.

It read: “If you fail to appear and provide your statement at the appointed time, it will be deemed that you have no statement regarding the said allegations.”

But he skipped the appearance.

Sources say Taposh fled the country on August 3, just two days before the fall of the Awami League government on August 5 amid a mass uprising, and traveled alone.