Agencies DHAKA

A Dhaka court on Monday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) 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 have Tk 577.85 crore deposited 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, the Daily Star  reported

In the application, the ACC said Hasina and others were 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.

On December 17, 2024, the ACC launched a probe into allegations of embezzlement totalling Tk 80,000 crore against Hasina and her family members from nine projects, including the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant. On December 22, 2024, the commission also launched an investigation against Hasina and Joy over allegations of laundering $300 million to the United States.