Bangladesh seizes $6 billion in assets linked to ousted PM Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh's financial intelligence unit has seized assets worth 6.2 billion dollars tied to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her family, and ten business groups.

• Bangladesh's Financial Intelligence Unit announced the seizure of 570 billion taka (4.6 billion dollars) in domestic assets and 190 billion taka (1.5 billion dollars) abroad.
• Unit Director Akhtar Muhammad Mamun told reporters that authorities have opened 98 cases in investigations concerning Hasina and her associates.
• Mamun said authorities are "still working on recovering funds laundered abroad" and hope to share positive developments by year's end.
• Hasina, who fled to India in August 2024 after protests, said she intends to return by the end of 2026, and Interior Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said the government wants to ensure her return to face justice.