A Dhaka court yesterday ordered the confiscation of Sudha Sadan, a property registered to Sheikh Hasina's children, and immovable assets of Sheikh Rehana and Radwan Mujib Siddiq.

The court also ordered the freezing of 124 bank accounts associated with Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajib Wazed Joy, her daughter Saima Wazed Putul, her sister Sheikh Rehana, the Bangladesh Awami League, the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Trust, and several other entities.

There is at least Tk 600 crore in these bank accounts.

Judge Zakir Hossain of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court passed the order yesterday after ACC Deputy Director Monirul Islam, who is leading a team of investigators, submitted an application for the order.

Monirul wrote in the application that the order was needed because Hasina and the others were trying to transfer the money from these accounts.

The court also issued travel bans on Hasina, Rehana, Joy, Putul, and Rehana's children Radwan Mujib Siddiq Bobby, Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, and Azmina Siddiq Ruponti.

SEIZED PROPERTIES

According to ACC documents, Sudha Sadan is built on 16 katha (1.65 decimals to each katha) of land in Dhanmondi purchased by Sheikh Hasina's late husband, Wazed Miah. The property is registered to Joy and Putul.

The three storey building and the land is valued at Tk 3.3 crore, according to the property registration documents.

The court has also ordered the confiscation of a flat in Gulshan owned by Rehana's daughter and former British minister Tulip. This flat, purchased in 2002, is valued at Tk 43.24 lakh.

Additionally, two plots of land in Kaliakoir registered to Rehana -- one measuring 8.5 decimals and another 1.55 decimals -- will be seized. These are valued at Tk 8.75 lakh and Tk 3 lakh, respectively. Her flat in the capital's Segunbagicha, valued at Tk 18.15 lakh, will also be seized.

Two flats owned by Radwan in Niketan, valued at Tk 1.73 crore and Tk 3.08 crore, will be seized.

THE BANK ACCOUNTS

In various bank accounts, around Tk 1.29 crore of Hasina and over Tk 81 lakh of Rehana and over Tk 2.72 crore in joint accounts of the two sisters have been frozen.

As per ACC records, Joy's Tk 1.17 lakh, Putul's Tk 2.76 crore, and Radwan's Tk 1.27 crore have been frozen.

The list contains Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Trust's Tk 478.81 crore, Centre for Research and Information's Tk 55.74 crore, Awami League's Tk 37.82 crore, and Suchona Foundation's Tk 31.60 crore.

Additionally, the court has ordered the freezing of multiple accounts of Rehana's husband Shafiq Ahmed Siddiq, their family members Bushra Siddiq and Shaheen Siddiq, Abu Siddiq Memorial Trust, and Thames Industry.

The court has also ordered the freezing of Tk 5 in mobile banking service Nagad accounts of Hasina and Rehana.

APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER

The court ordered appointing administrators to look after the properties of Joy, Putul, Rehana, Radwan and Tulip.

On December 17, last year, the ACC launched a probe into allegations of embezzlement of Tk 80,000 crore against Hasina and her family members from nine projects, including the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.

On December 22, 2024, the commission also launched an investigation into allegations that Hasina and Joy laundered $300 million to the United States.

On Monday, the ACC approved the charges against the deposed prime minister and her family members in six cases filed against them over the alleged misuse of power to obtain plots under the Purbachal New Town Project.