2024-08-22 11:11:33
Published: 22:40, 20 August 2024
Former President of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) Bangladesh Merchant Bankers Association (BMBA). The bank accounts of five people including Chayedur Rahman have been seized. The other four persons are – Javed A Matin, the person in question of Sharebazar, Monija Chowdhury of Asset Management Company CWT, Md. Delwar Hossain and Shariful Islam. BFIU has directed banks and financial institutions to freeze their bank accounts under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2012.
In a letter sent to the country’s banks and financial institutions on Tuesday (August 20), the BFIU has instructed to freeze the accounts.
According to BFIU’s instructions, no transaction can be done for the next 30 days for these individuals and business organizations. If necessary, the period of suspension of transactions 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. In the letter, the names and national identity cards of the persons in question have been given.
The BFIU guidelines also state that if an account is suspended, the account related information or documents such as account opening form, KYC and transaction statement etc. should be sent within 5 working days from the date of the letter.
NF/Rafiq