DHAKA, Jan 7, 2026 (BSS) – A Dhaka court today ordered freezing of more than 20 bank accounts of two people named Yasin and Shahin on charges of money laundering and gold smuggling.

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Faiz issued the order responding to a petition of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) which alleged the two suspects were running a smuggling syndicate.

The application said during their investigation of a case filed with Motijheel Police Station on October 9, 2023 last year under money laundering law ACC found accused Yasin’s long time involvement in illegal hundi business in an organized way.

It said Yasin was opened multiple fake and covert institutions like Crockery Bazaar, Bhaibhai Trading, Afia Gift Enterprise, Labib Enterprise and Afia Trade International as covers to run his hundi business.

His close associates, living abroad, collected foreign currency from expatriates, purchased gold and cosmetics and send those to Bangladesh by sea and air illegally, the ACC alleged.

The undocumented precious goods were subsequently sold in Bangladesh’s various markets and they deposited the money in various bank accounts of accused Yasin.

Yasin also delivered money to relatives of expatriates in the name of remittance in the country, the investigation report said.

The report further said that a total of Tk.20.84 crore was transacted in nine bank accounts of Yasin from 2016 to 2023, which was completely inconsistent with his declared income.

Besides, Al Arafat Jewelers owned by Shahin Chowdhury and Bismillah Jewelers owned by Ujjal Chowdhury purchased gold brought from abroad illegally.

An investigation of police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in an earlier scrutiny found over Taka 43 crore were translated in 12 bank accounts of Shahid Chowdhury from 2013 to 2023.

The court simultaneously ordered seizure of Chowdhury’s bank accounts on a CID application.