A Dhaka court on Tuesday ordered the freezing of 31 bank accounts linked to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her family members and their associates over corruption allegations against them, according to media reports.
According to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), these bank accounts belonging to Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, daughter Saima Wazed Putul, sister Sheikh Rehana, nephew Radwan Mujib Siddiq Bobby and their related organisations hold a total of Tk 394.6 crore (INR 281.2 crore approximately), reports Prothom Alo.
The organisations whose bank accounts have been ordered frozen, include Bangladesh Awami League and Jatir Janak Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Trust. The ACC said Hasina and others were trying to transfer the money from these accounts. On March 11, the same court ordered the ACC to freeze 124 bank accounts of Sheikh Hasina, Sheikh Rehana and five of their family.
The government has appointed 34 lawyers of the Supreme Court as new assistant attorney generals of Bangladesh.
Solicitor Wing of the Law and Justice Division issued two separate gazette notifications in this regard on Monday, Law Ministry sources said.
The newly appointed assistant attorney generals are- Md Arifir Rahman, Khorshed Alam, Md Golam Razib, Md Nurul Huda, Md Al Amin, Sanzida Rahman, Asma Hossain, Md Saidur Rahman (Jaton), Faruk Ahmed, Papiya Sultana, Md Sarwar Alam Chowdhury, Md Fuad Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Mahbuba Taslim Akhi, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Abdur Rahim, Abu Sadat Md Sayem Bhuiyan, Mohammad Delwar Hossain, Biswanath Karmakar, Mohammad Iqbal Hossain Sheikh, Mousumi Akter, Md Raihan Alam, Md Touhidul Islam, Md Mizanur Rahman, Sabina Yasmin Nira, Ashraful Alam, Omar Faruk, Shamsul Islam Mukul, Abul Khayer Khan, Rashedul Hasan Sumon, Qazi Kamrunnesa, Md Qaium, KM Rezaul Feroz (Rintu) and Md Mizanur Rahman.
Signed by solicitor (acting) Sana Md Mahruf Hossain, the notifications said the appointment was made as per article 3 (1) of The Bangladesh Law Officers Order, 1972 (P.O.No. 6 of 1972).
The orders will come into effect immediately.