A court has ordered the freezing of 38 bank accounts belonging to former Chief of the Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Sheikh Abdul Hannan, and his family.

The order was issued today, Saturday, by Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib. The application was submitted in court by Md. Tanzir Hasib Sarkar, Deputy Director of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

According to the court order, the frozen accounts include savings, current, Super Savers, and Mudaraba TDR accounts held with City Bank PLC in the names of Sheikh Abdul Hannan, his wife Tahmida Begum, and their son Sheikh Labib Hannan. The total current balance in these accounts amounts to BDT 11,834,322 (approximately 1.18 crore taka).

The ACC application stated that Sheikh Abdul Hannan faces allegations of abuse of power, embezzlement of state funds, bribery, illicit recruitment dealings, irregularities, corruption, money laundering, and acquiring assets beyond known sources of income—both in his own name and through individuals connected to him. A three-member inquiry team has been formed to investigate these allegations thoroughly.

The application further noted that the former Air Force Chief and his family members were attempting to transfer, sell, or conceal both movable and immovable assets. If such transfers occur, it would be difficult to recover the assets in the future. Therefore, immediate action was deemed necessary to freeze their movable assets and seize their immovable properties.