Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of 114 bank accounts linked to Towfika Karim, former personal secretary to ex-law minister Anisul Huq, after investigators found evidence of illegal financial activities involving more than Tk653 crore.

The order was issued on Monday by Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Sabbir Foyez, acting on a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

The move comes as part of an ongoing probe into what officials describe as one of the most extensive cases of financial misconduct tied to abuse of political power in recent years.

According to the ACC's case file, Towfika allegedly misused her proximity to the former minister by influencing judicial processes, arranging court...