Dhaka, Sept. 16 -- A Dhaka court today ordered the seizure of four flats and 10 katha of land owned by former minister Asaduzzaman Noor and freeze his 16 bank accounts. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Faiz passed the order today following an application from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

ACC Public Relations Officer Aktarul Islam said, the ACC filed a case against Noor on July 30 on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Taka 5.37 crore and laundering over Taka 158.78 crore. ACC Assistant Director Md Ferdous Rahman filed the application seeking the freezing of both movable and immovable assets of Noor.

The application stated that not all assets acquired by Asaduzzaman Noor could be precisely identified, and t...