Dhaka, April 9 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of another Tk 161.25 million in a bank account belonging to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Trust, an organisation with ties to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order on Wednesday following a plea filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), the agency's spokesperson Akhtarul Islam confirmed.

ACC Deputy Director Monirul Islam lodged the application seeking the freeze on a bank account held by the trust at NCC Bank.

The ACC claims that the former prime minister, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, daughter Saima Wazed Putul, and younger sister Sheikh Rehana were allegedly attempting...