Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit on Thursday froze bank accounts of former finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal and former commerce minister Tipu Munshi and their family members.
The BFIU sent the instruction to all banks and financial institutions, asking them to freeze transactions for accounts held in the names of Mustafa Kamal, his wife Kashmiri Kamal, his daughters Kashfi Kamal and Nafisa Kamal.
Besides, accounts of Tipu Munshi, his wife Irena Malabika Munshi, and their daughters Tania Anyanya Munshi and Trisha Munshi also were frozen.
The order was issued under the Money Laundering Prevention Act 2019.
The BFIU also instructed banks and financial institutions to send their account-related documents, such as account opening forms, KYC, and transaction details, within three working days of the notice.
The series of account-freezing of the ministers of the former Awami League government came after the fall of Sheikh Hasina as prime minister.
Awami League president Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled to India on August 5 amid a mass uprising spearheaded by students.