Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 Financial Intelligence Unit on Monday froze bank accounts of former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed and former state minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat and their wives.
It sent the instruction to all banks and financial institutions, and asked to freeze transactions for accounts held in the names of Mohammad Ali Arafat, his wife Sharmin Mushtari, Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed and his wife United Commercial Bank chairman Rukhmila Zaman and their businesses accounts for 30 days.
The order was issued聽 under the Money Laundering Prevention Act 2012.
The BFIU also instructed banks and financial institutions to send account-related documents, such as account opening forms, KYC, and transaction details, within three working days of the notice.
Mohammad Ali Arafat, a former lawmaker from Dhaka, has not been seen publicly since Sheikh Hasina fled the country on August 5, and his current whereabouts are unknown.
Saifuzzaman allegedly hold various assets in United Kingdom which are equivalent to near Tk 2,000 crore.
On Sunday, the BFIU froze bank accounts of former foreign minister Mohammad Hasan Mahmud, his family members following the fall of Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 government.