Dhaka, March 6 -- A Dhaka court has issued an order to freeze former land minister and also Member of Parliament of ousted Awami League (AL) from Chittagong-12 and Chittagong-13 constituencies Saifuzzaman Chowdhury's (Javed) 39 bank accounts.

The court issued the order on Wednesday.The total balance of these accounts is approximately Tk 52.6 million.

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib passed this order following an application submitted by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

According to Aminul Islam, Assistant Director of the ACC's Prosecution Department, there is an ongoing investigation into money laundering allegations against Saifuzzaman Chowdhury. On Wednesday, the ACC submitted a petition to freeze his...