2024-08-19 01:43:57
Published: 18:53, 18 August 2024
Dhaka Metropolitan Police Additional Commissioner (Crime and Operations) Mohammad Harun Or Rashid’s bank account has been seized. At the same time, bank account transactions of his wife, children and owned businesses have been suspended.
On Sunday (August 18), Bangladesh Bank’s financial intelligence unit Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) sent instructions to banks and financial institutions of the country to seize the accounts.
According to the directive, all transactions through personal and business accounts of the seized person and his wife, family will be stopped. For the next 30 days, you will not be able to make any kind of transaction. If necessary, this period of suspending the transaction will be extended.
BFIU’s letter said that section 26 (2) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Rules, 2019 will apply to this order to suspend transactions. In the letter, Haroon Or Rashid and his wife, children’s names, national identity cards are given.
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 five working days from the date of issue of the letter in case of suspension of an account.
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