DHAKA, Feb 26, 2020 (BSS) – The Supreme Court today upheld a High Court
order that had directed to freeze bank accounts and seize passports of 20
including former managing director of NRB Global Bank Prashant Kumar Halder
alias PK Halder over allegations of embezzling funds of International Leasing
and Finance Service Limited.
A four-member apex court bench headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud
Hossain passed the order, dismissing an appeal filed by International Leasing
and Finance Service Limited against the January 21 High Court order.
Attorney general Mahbubey Alam today appeared from the state, while
Barrister Tanjib ul Alam stood for Bangladesh Bank. Advocate Ahsanul Karim
moved the appeal for International Leasing and Finance Service Limited.
The High Court on January 21 had ordered to freeze bank accounts and
seize passports of 20 including PK Halder.
The court also appointed former central bank deputy governor Khondker
Ibrahim Khaled as the independent director and chairman of International
Leasing and Finance Service Limited to run the company.
A High Court division bench of Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar
passed the order after holding hearing on a writ filed by two stock market
investors, pleading to get back their investments.
The other 19 accused, who have been barred to leave the country are-
present shareholder directors and top executives of International Leasing and
Finance Service Limited- MA Hashem, M Nurul Alam, Md Zahirul Alam, Nasim
Anwar, Bashudeb Banerjee, Papia Banerjee, Momtaz Begum, Md Nowsherul Islam,
Md Anwarul Kabir, Engr Md Nuruzzaman, Md Abul Hashem, Rashedul Haque,, PK
Halder’s mother Lilaboti Halder, brother Pritish Kumar Halder, wife Susmita
Saha, cousins Amitav Adhikari, Abhijit Adhikari, former managing director of
Bank Asia Erfanuddin Ahmed and one Uzzal Kumar Nandi.