A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of three cars worth Tk 4.62 crore and 17 bighas of land valued at Tk 1.63 crore belonging to former law minister Anisul Haque, who served under the deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The order was issued on Monday by Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Sabbir Foyez, according to court bench assistant Md Riaz Hossain.

The Anti-Corruption Commission’s Deputy Director Jahangir Alam had sought the seizure, alleging that Haque acquired assets worth Tk 146.19 crore between January 12, 2014, and December 16, 2024, inconsistent with his known income. The petition also cited suspicious transactions involving deposits of Tk 349.15 crore and withdrawals of Tk 316.48 crore across 29 bank accounts, allegedly linked to money laundering and concealment of illicit wealth.

The court ruled that the seizure was necessary to ensure a fair investigation, noting that failure to do so could lead to the sale or transfer of the assets, making future confiscation by the state impossible and causing irreparable loss.