Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of nearly 1.09 hectares (162 Katha) of land in the Purbachal's Jolshiri Residential Project owned by Nazrul Islam Mazumder, the Nassa Group chairman and former EXIM Bank chairman.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has shown the market value of the plots in the capital and land registered against 53 deeds at over Tk 1.8 billion.

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Faiz also ordered the freezing of three of his bank accounts, with balances that amounted to about Tk 20.24 million on Tuesday.

The court's order came in response to the ACC's application, ACC spokesman Akhtarul Islam said.

ACC Assistant Director Shahjahan Miraj filed an application seeking the seizure o...