Bank accounts of Lotus Kamal and Nafisa Kamal have been seized

Bank accounts of former Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal (Lotus), his wife Kashmiri Kamal and daughter Nafisa Kamal have been seized. At the same time, the bank account transactions of the businesses owned by them have been suspended.

On Thursday (August 22), Bangladesh Bank's financial intelligence unit Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) sent instructions to the country's 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, you will not be able to make any kind of transaction. If necessary, this period of suspending the transaction will be extended.

BFIU's letter said that relevant provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Rules will apply to this order to suspend transactions. In the letter, names, national identity cards of AHM Mustafa Kamal, his wife Kashmiri Kamal and daughter Nafisa Kamal are given.

The BFIU directive further states that banks and financial institutions have been asked to send account related information or documents such as account opening form, KYC and transaction statement etc. to them within 5 working days from the date of issue of the letter in case of suspension of an account.

Bangladesh /FM