The government has confiscated the bank accounts of Regent Airways to collect dues worth Tk 32.46 crore, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal told parliament today.

In response to a question from Awami League MP Mohammad Habib Hasan, the minister said the Regent Airways owes the government travel tax of Tk 32.46 crore.

Due to Regent Airways being shut down, the dues remain unpaid. Its bank accounts were seized to collect the dues and Tk 1.37 crore was realised from there, said the minister.

In the wake of the global spread of the coronavirus, the Regent Airways postponed all its international and domestic flight operations in 2020.