Dhaka, April 27 -- A Dhaka court has approved a petition by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to issue an Interpol warrant for Saima Wazed Putul, daughter of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, over corruption allegations relating to a plot allocation in Purbachal.

Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib granted the order on Sunday after the ACC moved for permission to issue a red notice to bring Putul back to the country.

ACC lawyer Mir Ahmed Ali Salam said Putul already has an arrest warrant issued against her.

As she lives abroad, the ACC sought the court's permission to initiate an Interpol red notice, which has now been granted.

On Apr 10, the court issued arrest warrants against Hasina, Putul, and 16 others in the ACC c...