Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of foreign investments worth 35.3 crore Baht (approximately Tk133 crore) linked to the children of late Zainul Haque Sikder, the former chairman of National Bank Limited.

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Sabbir Foyez passed the order on Monday following a petition by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), confirmed the commission's Public Relations Officer Aktarul Islam.

The move marks one of the most significant steps in the ongoing probe into alleged money laundering and illegal wealth accumulation by the influential Sikder family.

The court order specifically targets investments made in the names of Ron Haque Sikder, Rick Haque Sikder, and Parveen Haque Sikder-all prominen...