Dhaka, March 17 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of 21 bank accounts belonging to three associates of the disgraced former Managing Director of NRB Global Bank and Reliance Finance Limited, Prashanta Kumar (PK) Halder.

Judge Md. Zakir Hossain Galib of the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court on Sunday issued the order in response to a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Among the frozen accounts, 11 belong to Md. Siddiqur Rahman, four to Mahfuza Rahman Baby, and six to Anita Kar.

ACC's Petition and Allegations According to court sources, ACC Deputy Assistant Director Sabrina Zaman submitted the petition requesting the freezing of the accounts.

The petition stated that PK Halder, along with his associa...