A Dhaka court has ordered to freeze eight bank accounts of former mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Sayeed Khokon, wife Farhana Alam, sister Shahana Hanif and mother Fatema Hanif.

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge KM Emrul Kayesh passed the order on Sunday.

Court inspector of Anti-Corruption Commission Aminul Islam confirmed the news.

Jalal Uddin Ahmed, a deputy director of the Anti-Corruption Commission who is also head of the enquiry team, submitted an application seeking permission for freezing their bank accounts.

Of them, three accounts belong to Khokon’s business firms, two accounts belong to his wife, two accounts belong to his sister, and one belongs to his mother.

In the application, the investigating officer said that a large amount of money had been transacted in those bank accounts.