The bank accounts of several people including former state minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid, Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s former joint commissioner (operations) Biplob Kumar Sarkar, former chairman of Bangladesh Security and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Prof Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam, in connection with allegedly money laundering and other grounds, have been seized.
Moreover, those bank accounts frozen included Nasrul Hamid’s wife Sima Hamid, son Jaref Hamid, daughter Alifa Hamid and Biplob Kumar Sarkar’s wife.
Bank accounts of Rubayat's son Zuhair Sarar Islam, former president of the Bangladesh Merchant Bankers Association (BMBA) Sayedur Rahman were also seized.
Besides, five persons involved in the share market scam including Abul Khair, Javed A Matin, and Monija Chowdhury of asset management company CWT have been seized.
At the same time, the bank account transactions of their individuals and owned businesses have been seized.
On Tuesday, Bangladesh Bank’s intelligence cell Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) instructed banks and financial institutions to freeze the accounts.
All transactions through the personal and business accounts of those whose accounts have been frozen will be suspended for the next 30 days. If necessary, the period of suspension will be extended.
