Bank accounts of more than 100 influential people including ministers-MP-businessmen were seized

The list of frozen bank accounts includes the names of hundreds of people and organizations including former ministers, state ministers, MPs, businessmen, top officials of important organizations, former army and police officers.

After the fall of the government, there have been reports of corruption, money laundering and loan scams involving ministers-MPs, various associates and top positions of important organizations. In such a situation, the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) summons and seizes the bank accounts of those involved in financial irregularities. At the same time their

In the overall situation, Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) is summoning and seizing the bank accounts of people involved in financial irregularities. At the same time, it is being asked to suspend the transactions of the personal and institutional bank accounts of the corrupt persons including their wives and children.

Seizure of bank account

On August 12, the BFIU ordered the seizure of bank accounts in the name of former Minister of State for Information Mohammad Ali Arafat and his wife. At the same time, the organization has asked for all their account information. All withdrawals through their personal and business accounts will be stopped.

On the same day, the bank accounts held in the name of Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, former Minister of Lands Ministry and his wife Rukhmila Zaman Chowdhury were ordered to be seized. At the same time, BFIU wants all their account information. His wife was serving as the Chairman of United Commercial Bank (UCB) at that time. Later Rukhmila Zaman hastily called the council and resigned.

The next day, on August 13, the bank accounts of former Minister of State for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak along with his wife Arifa Jasmine Kanika, children and their owned businesses were seized.

On the same day, the financial organization BFIU ordered the seizure of the bank accounts of the former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and his wife and children, as well as all the business establishments owned by them.

On August 14, BFIU suspended the bank account transactions of former law minister Anisul Haque and three former parliamentarians and their wives, children and businesses owned by them. These former MPs are - Awami League leader Mirza Azam of Jamalpur-3 constituency, Jannat Ara Henry of Sirajganj-2 constituency and former MP Fahmi Golandaz Babel of Mymensingh-10 constituency.

On August 15, the bank accounts of former MP Mohiuddin Maharaj of Pirojpur-2 constituency and Shafiqul Islam Shimul of Natore-2 constituency were seized. At the same time, they are asked to suspend the bank account transactions of their wives, children and owned businesses.

Then on August 18, the transactions of the bank accounts of Harun Or Rashid, his wife and children, and the businesses owned by DMP, were suspended.

On the same day, the bank accounts of former Member of Parliament, Central 14 party coordinator-spokesperson Amir Hossain Amu, his children and their owned businesses were suspended. On the night of the fall of the government, the army and police recovered about 5 crore rupees including foreign currency from the residence of Amir Hossain Amur in Jhalkathi.

The next day, on August 19, a letter was issued to freeze the bank account of former Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Malek. At the same time, they are asked to suspend the bank account transactions of the businesses owned by them.

On the same day, the bank account of Liaquat Sikder, former president of the Central Chhatra League and chairman of the board of trustees of Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology, was seized. At the same time, the bank account transactions of his wife Mahmuda Ali Sikder and their owned businesses were suspended.

On the same day, the bank accounts of Sheikh Hasina's cousin, former parliament member Sheikh Helal Uddin and his son Sheikh Sarhan Naser Tanmoy were seized. In addition to Sheikh Helal, Sheikh Tanmoy, the information of the younger daughter Sheikh Fazila Sharmeen is given in the letter. Bank account transactions of businesses owned by them are suspended.

On August 19, the former Minister of Education and Social Welfare Dr. Deepu Moni, her husband Taufiq Nawaz and elder brother Dr. JR Wadud Tipu's bank account was seized. At the same time, they are asked to suspend the bank account transactions of the businesses owned by them.

On this day, the wife and children of the sacked Army Major General Ziaul Ahsan, who is discussed as the 'mastermind' of missing-murders, intercepted phone calls, recorded and leaked people's private conversations, and the accounts of their owned businesses were seized.

The next day on August 20, the bank accounts of 8 people involved in destabilizing the capital market were seized. Among them, recently resigned chairman of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Professor Shibli Rubaiyat-ul-Islam and his son Zuhair Sarar Islam, former president of merchant bankers association Bangladesh Merchant Bankers Association (BMBA). Chayedur Rahman, the discussed trader of the share market. Bank accounts of 8 people including Abul Khair, Javed A Matin, MD of asset management company CWT, were suspended. At the same time, the bank account transactions of the businesses owned by them were suspended. On the same day, the National Board of Revenue summoned all the accounts of Awami League presidium member Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim's bank and financial institutions.

On the same day, former Minister of State for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid Bipu and former Joint Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Biplab Kumar Sarkar, former Member of Parliament (MP) of Narayanganj-4 Constituency Shamim Osman, former Member of Parliament of Narayanganj-5 Constituency AKM Salim Osman were discussed. , former education minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Naufel's bank account was seized. At the same time, it is asked to suspend the bank account transactions of the businesses owned by these people.

Two days after this, on August 22, the bank accounts of former Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, his wife Kashmiri Kamal, and daughter Nafisa Kamal were seized. On the same day, the bank accounts of former commerce minister Tipu Munshi, his wife Irene Malbika Munshi and daughters Tanya Ananya Munshi and Trisha Munshi were seized.

During the period of Awami League, this group of Chittagong took over 6 Shariah-based banks including Islami Bank. After that, he stole thousands of crores of rupees anonymously. Even the Central Bank has no account of how much money S Alam Group took through the unprecedented loan scam in the banking sector. In such a situation, the Central Bank has written to the banks on August 22 to find out how much money is owed by S. Alam and his family's private institutions.

On August 23, the bank accounts of Awami League office secretary and former prime minister's special assistant Barrister Biplab Barua, recently resigned Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan Papon, Awami League presidium member and former minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak and former Dinajpur-6 constituency member of parliament Shibli Sadiq were seized. done At the same time, the bank accounts and transactions of their wives and children's personal and related businesses have been suspended.

Bank entrepreneurs association BAB and Exim Bank chairman Nazrul Islam Majumdar and his wife Nachreen Islam, former chairman of Padma Bank, Chowdhury Nafiz Sarafat and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's press secretary journalist Naeemul Islam Khan and their wives and children have suspended their personal and related business bank accounts and transactions. is done