Pakistan, July 15 -- Bangladesh has confiscated assets worth 760 billion taka ($6.2 billion) linked to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her family, and several business groups, authorities announced on Wednesday. The seizures are part of an ongoing corruption and money laundering investigation launched after Hasina was removed from power in 2024. The case represents one of the country's largest-ever asset recovery efforts.

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) said it had seized 570 billion taka in assets within Bangladesh and another 190 billion taka overseas. BFIU chief Ikhtiar Mohammad Mamun said authorities have registered 98 cases involving Hasina and individuals or companies linked to her. He added that investigatio...