A total of 394 crore 60 lakh Taka has been frozen in 31 bank accounts linked to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's family, her sister Rehana, and their associates.
Following an application by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), the court of Dhaka's Senior Metropolitan Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib issued the order on Tuesday, March 18.
Confirming the decision, ACC's Director General Md Akhtar Hossain said that the frozen amount of 394 crore 60 lakh 73 thousand Taka is spread across 31 accounts associated with Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, her daughter Sayma Wazed Putul, her sister Sheikh Rehana, and their related interests.
The ACC's application stated that these individuals and their associates were attempting to transfer, relocate, or misappropriate the movable assets in the accounts. To ensure a fair investigation, the immediate freezing of these accounts was deemed necessary.
It is also noteworthy that on March 11, the same court had ordered the freezing of 124 bank accounts related to Sheikh Hasina, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, Sayma Wazed Putul, and Sheikh Hasina, as well as the seizure of her residence in Dhanmondi (Sudhasadan) and other assets held in the names of her family members.
Furthermore, a travel ban was imposed on seven members of the Hasina family.