Dhaka, July 3 -- A court has ordered the seizure of land and buildings worth approximately Tk 15 crore belonging to Tarique Ahmed Siddique, former defence adviser to ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and his brother Shafique Ahmed Siddique.

Dhaka's Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib issued the order on Wednesday. On behalf of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Deputy Director Md Monirul Islam submitted the petition for the seizure.

The seized assets include 17 decimals of land (excluding the already sold portion) out of a total of 33.50 decimals owned by Shafique Ahmed Siddique in Gazipur, and half of a ten-storey building built on 19.50 decimals of land owned by Tarique Ahmed Siddique, which is situated on a total of 67 deci...