A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on Jatiya Party leader GM Quader and his wife Sharifa Quader amid an Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) investigation into allegations of graft and money laundering. Investigators also allege that Quader fraudulently consolidated his control of the Jatiya Party and amassed large sums by selling party posts and nominations, with some of the proceeds laundered abroad. In his 2024 election affidavit, Quader declared nearly Tk 5 million in cash, Tk 3.6 million in bank deposits, and a luxury jeep valued at Tk 8.5 million. Sharifa’s assets included Tk 5.9 million in cash, Tk 2.8 million in the bank, a jeep worth Tk 8 million, and property holdings in Lalmonirhat and Dhaka. Quader, the younger brother of former Jatiya Party chairman and military ruler HM Ershad, has been a fixture in Bangladeshi politics since first entering Parliament in 1996.

Source: bd News24 September 04, 2025 08:02 UTC