NCA freezes £170m of UK property belonging to ally of ousted Bangladesh leader
by Rob Davies from World news | The Guardian on (#6XY6M)
Saifuzzaman Chowdhury's assets frozen as authorities in Dhaka investigate alleged corruption of former regime
Britain's serious crime agency has frozen UK property worth 170m belonging to the former land minister of Bangladesh amid a crackdown on former allies of Sheikh Hasina, the autocratic leader deposed in last year's student-led revolution.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) confirmed it had frozen assets belonging to Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, who is among allies of Hasina whose sizeable UK real estate portfolios have come under scrutiny by authorities in Dhaka investigating alleged corruption.
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