The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday imposed a ban on 22 persons' travelling abroad.
Most of these persons are leaders of ruling Awami League (AL) and its front organisations, including members of parliament (MPs) Nurunnabi Chowdhury and Shamsul Hoque Chowdhury.
Many of them have already been arrested as graft suspects in the ongoing anti-casino drive.
ACC Director Syed Iqbal Hossain, also chief of the investigation team, sent a letter in this regard to the superintendent of police (immigration branch) of the Bangladesh Police Special Branch (SB), said the commission's public relations officer.
The ACC, in its letter, said there are allegations of money laundering against them, and the commission in its preliminary probe has found that they siphoned off money abroad.
The graft suspects are now trying to flee the country. That is why, the ACC asked police to take effective measures, so that they cannot go abroad, the letter added.
On September 30, the anti-corruption watchdog launched a probe against the people, who amassed illegal wealth through conducting casino business.
ACC director Syed Iqbal Hossain was appointed the team leader in the probe.
Besides the two MPs, the travel ban has been imposed on - Jubo League leaders S M Golam Kibria Shamim and Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan, Dhaka Wanderers Club's casino shareholder and vice president of AL Gendaria thana unit Enamul Haque Enu and his brother and leader of the same unit Rupon Bhuiyan, Mohammedan Sporting Club Director-in-Charge Lokman Hossain Bhuiyan and his wife Nabila Lokman, Dhaka South Jubo League President Ismail Chowdhury Samrat and his close aide Eanamul Haque Arman, President of Kalabagan Krira Chakra Club and also a leader of Bangladesh Krishak League Shafiqul Alam Feroz, Dhaka Wanderers Club official Abul Kalam Azad, sacked office secretary of Jubo League Central Committee Kazi Anisur Rahman and his wife Sumi Rahman, former chief engineer of Public Works Department (PWD) Rafiqul Islam and its former additional engineer Md Abdul Hai, ward councillors A K M Maminul Haque Saeed and Habibur Rahman Mizan, and former managing director of NRB Global Bank Proshanta Kumar Haldar.
Besides, Zakir Hossain, owner of Zakir Enterprise, and Shafiqul Islam, owner of Shafique Enterprise, were also asked not to leave the country for the sake of investigation, according to the ACC letter.
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