Dhaka Court Orders to Freeze 31 Bank Accounts Linked to Hasina, Family Over Corruption Allegation

A Dhaka court has ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to freeze 31 bank accounts belonging to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, her nephew Radwan Mujib Siddiq Bobby, and their affiliated organizations over corruption allegations.

The affected organizations include the Bangladesh Awami League and the Jatir Janak Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Trust. A total of Tk 394.6 crore was deposited in these accounts, according to court documents.

Judge Md Zakir Hossain of the Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court issued the order today, following a petition from ACC Deputy Director Md Monirul Islam, who is leading the investigation. The ACC argued in its application that Hasina and others were attempting to transfer funds from the accounts, necessitating immediate legal intervention.

This marks the second such move by the court in recent days. On March 11, the same court ordered the ACC to freeze 124 bank accounts connected to Sheikh Hasina, Sheikh Rehana, five other family members, and related organizations over similar corruption allegations.

The additional five family members implicated in the case are: Sajeeb Wazed Joy (Hasina’s son), Saima Wazed Putul (Hasina’s daughter), Shafiq Ahmed Siddiq (Rehana’s husband), Bushra Siddiq (family member), Shaheen Siddiq (family member).

The court also imposed a travel ban on several members of the Sheikh family, including Hasina, Rehana, Joy, Putul, Radwan Mujib Siddiq Bobby, and Rehana’s daughters Tulip Rizwana Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq Ruponti.

The ACC launched its investigation into Sheikh Hasina and her family on December 17, 2024, over allegations of embezzling Tk 80,000 crore from nine major projects, including the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.

Additionally, on December 22, 2024, the ACC initiated a separate probe into allegations that Hasina and Joy had laundered $300 million to the United States.

Further legal action followed on March 10, 2025, when the ACC approved charge sheets against Hasina, Rehana, and four family members in six cases related to the alleged misuse of power to obtain plots under the Purbachal New Town Project.

On March 11, the court also ordered the confiscation of Sudha Sadan, a property registered to Hasina’s son and daughter, as well as immovable assets belonging to Sheikh Rehana and Radwan Mujib Siddiq Bobby.