UK Freezes 342 Properties Linked to Ex-Bangladesh Minister

British police have frozen 342 properties worth around £185 million ($252 million) linked to the family of Bangladesh’s ex-land minister, pursuing a crackdown on assets held by members of the former government.

The National Crime Agency won the court freezing order against the properties belonging to Saifuzzaman Chowdhury earlier this month. The freezing order comes more than a year after a Bloomberg investigation that showed Chowdhury had amassed a UK real estate empire ranging from luxury apartments in central London to student accommodation in Liverpool.