A court in Bangladesh has barred former prime minister Sheikh Hasina from leaving the country, police said on Thursday, just two months after she was briefly banned from returning home. The court ordered the Dhaka Airport’s immigration authority not to allow Hasina, who has been charged with extortion, to leave for the United States via London on Friday night. Hasina’s aides said she was planning to visit her son and daughter and their families in the US. “The court order came after police had sought legal intervention to prevent Hasina from flying out, because her presence in the country was essential for investigation of a series of extortion charges against her,” said a court registrar. In April, the Bangladesh’s army-backed interim government had barred Hasina from returning from the US.