2024-08-23 22:13:31
Published: 18:55, 22 August 2024 Updated: 19:07, 22 August 2024
The bank accounts of former commerce minister Tipu Munshi, his wife Irene Malbika Munshi and daughters Tanya Anyanya Munshi and Trisha Munshi have been seized. At the same time, the bank account transactions of their owned businesses have been suspended.
On Thursday (August 22), Bangladesh Bank’s financial intelligence unit Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) sent instructions to the country’s banks and financial institutions to freeze the accounts.
A senior official of BFIU confirmed this information.
All transactions through the personal and business accounts of those whose accounts have been frozen will be suspended. For next 30 days, do not do any kind of transaction on these accounts. If necessary, this period of suspending the transaction will be extended.
BFIU’s letter said that relevant provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Rules will apply to this order to suspend transactions. The letter contains the names, national identity cards of Tipu Munshi, his wife Irene Malbika Munshi, daughter Tanya Anyanya Munshi and Trisha Munshi.
The BFIU directive further states that banks and financial institutions have been asked to send account related information or documents such as account opening form, KYC and transaction statement etc. to them within 5 working days from the date of issue of the letter in case of suspension of an account.
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