The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) on Monday ordered all banks to freeze the accounts of United Commercial Bank Chairman Rukhmila Zaman
and her husband former land
minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed.
The BFIU sent a letter to all banks in this regard on Monday.
In the letter, seen by The Business Standard, the BFIU also asked banks to freeze the accounts of their sons and daughters and the companies owned by them.
According to the BFIU's letter, the bank accounts of the stated individuals and the companies owned by them will be frozen for 30 days as per the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2012.
The letter also said that the accounts, including KYC form, details of transactions from inception, of any bank account maintained by the mentioned individuals and the organisations owned by them should be given within the next five working days.
In another orders the BFIU has also asked all banks to freeze the accounts of former state minister for information and broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat and his wife Sharmin Mustary.
In a letter, the unit asked banks to block all types of withdrawals through the individual or business accounts at their names.
