Dhaka, March 11 -- A court has ordered the attachment of 124 bank accounts linked to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her two children and her younger sister Sheikh Rehana.

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib issued the order on Tuesday in response to a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission, or ACC, according to the anti-graft agency's spokesman Akhtarul Islam.

The ACC's petition noted that the individuals involved were attempting to transfer, relocate or conceal movable assets. The agency argued that it was necessary to immediately freeze the accounts in the interest of a fair investigation.

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit, or BFIU, has frozen Tk 6.35 billion held in 124 bank accoun...