Travel ban imposed on ex-MP Tonmoy, 3 others of Sheikh family

A Dhaka court has issued travel bans on former Khulna-2 lawmaker Sheikh Salahuddin Jewel, his brothers Sheikh Sohel and Sheikh Jalal Uddin Rubel, and former Bagerhat-2 MP Sheikh Tonmoy.

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Ghalib issued the order on Thursday following an application by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Anti-graft watchdog spokesman Akhtarul Islam said the commission's Deputy Director Mostafizur Rahman had filed the petition seeking a stay on their foreign trips.

According to the plea, the former ministers and MPs of many constituencies of the previous government have been accused of acquiring wealth beyond their means through irregularities and corruption. The ACC found that these suspects were trying to go abroad during the investigation of the complaints. The ACC said they need to be barred from travelling abroad for fair investigations into the allegations.

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s younger brother Sheikh Abu Naser’s son Jewel became a member of parliament from Khulna-2 in 2018 and 2024.

His brother Sohel, former director of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, is a presidium member of the Jubo League while Jalal is involved in the shipping business.

Tonmoy, the son of another brother Sheikh Helal, became a lawmaker from Bagerhat-2 seat in 2018 and 2014.