A Dhaka court today (March 11) ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze 124 bank accounts of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, five of their family members and their related organisations over corruption allegations against them. They deposited 577.85 crore in these bank accounts.
The five other family members are Hasina's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, daughter Saima Wazed Putul, Rehana's husband Shafiq Ahmed Siddiq, their family members Bushra Siddiq and Shaheen Siddiq.
Judge Md Zakir Hossain of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court passed the order after ACC Deputy Director Md Monirul Islam, who is leading the inquiry team, submitted an application in this regard.
In the application, the ACC said Hasina and others are trying to transfer the money from these accounts. So, an order is needed to prevent them from doing so.
The same court also issued travel bans on Hasina, Rehana, Joy, Putul, Rehana's son Radwan Mujib Siddiq Bobby, daughters Tulip Rizwana Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq Ruponti after an application was submitted in this regard.
Bd-Pratidin English/ARK
