Court orders freezing all immovable property of Alesha Mart

A Dhaka Court on Wednesday directed authorities concerned to freeze all immovable property of scam-hit e-commerce-platform Alesha Mart.
It also issued a travel ban on Alesha Mart Chairman Manjurul Alam Sikder and three others in the case. The three others are-Manjurul's wife Sadia Chowdhury, Md Al Mamun, the owner of SK Traders, and Abul Kashem, Chairman of the proposed People's Bank Ltd.
Judge of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court in Dhaka, Md Asaduzzaman, passed the order after hearing in the case filed with Banani Police Station over laundering Tk 4.21 billion collected from the customers.
Additional Public Prosecutor Taposh Kumar Paul said the court to confiscate issued the order all the immovable property of the Alesha Mart and issued a travel ban on its chairman and three others. The property is located in Gazipur.
The lawyer said, according to a CID report, Tk 4.21 billion was withdrawn from four accounts of Alesha Mart in four private banks.
Earlier on the day, Md Moniruzzaman, an inspector of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police and also the investigation officer of the case, submitted an application with the court in this connection.
In the petition, he said, there was a chance that Manjurul and three others might leave the country to avoid arrest.
The judge also directed the police to send the order sheet to the Chief of the Special Branch (immigration) to take further steps in this regard.
On May 16, CID's Assistant Superintendent of Police Al Mamun filed the case against them with Banani Police Station.
Earlier on January 21 this year, a Dhaka court issued an arrest warrant against Alesha Mart Chairman Manjurul Alam Sikder in a case filed over cheque dishonour.

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