Dhaka, April 30 -- A Dhaka court on Wednesday ordered the seizure of several properties owned by members of the Sheikh family in the capital, Khulna, and at Tungipara in Gopalganj.

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain passed the order hearing a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

A plot worth Tk 4.98 crore in the capital's Baridhara area under the name of Saima Wazed Putul, daughter of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina was among the properties.

The court also ordered the seizure of 87.70 decimals of land in Dighalia upazila of Khulna registered under the names of Sheikh Hasina's sister Sheikh Rehana, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and daughter Saima Wazed Putul. The deed value of the land is Tk 61.8...