Dhaka, March 19 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court has ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to freeze 31 bank accounts of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her family.

The order to freeze accounts includes Hasina's sister Sheikh Rehana, her nephew Radwan Mujib Siddiq Bobby, and their related organisations over corruption allegations against them.

The organisations whose bank accounts have been ordered frozen include Bangladesh Awami League and Jatir Janak Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Trust. They deposited Tk 394,60,72,805.71 in these bank accounts.

Judge Md Zakir Hossain passed the order on Tuesdayafter ACC Deputy Director Md Monirul Islam, who is leading the inquiry team, submitted an application in ...