Bank accounts of Nasrul Hamid and Biplab Kumar seized

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has seized the bank accounts of former state power minister Nasrul Hamid and Dhaka Metropolitan Police official Biplab Kumar Sarkar.

The letter regarding this has been sent to all banks on Tuesday (August 20). At the same time, the bank accounts of their wives and children have been seized. Bank account transactions of businesses owned by them have also been frozen.

It is learned that all transactions through the personal and business accounts of those whose accounts have been suspended will be stopped. For the next 30 days, no transactions can be made as such. If necessary, this period of suspending the transaction will be extended.

According to the BFIU letter, the relevant provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Rules will apply to this order to suspend the transaction.

Nasrul Hamid, his wife Seema Hamid, son Zaref Hamid, daughter Alifa Hamid and former Joint Commissioner of Police Biplab Kumar Sarkar and his wife and children have been given names, national identity cards.

The BFIU directive further states that banks and financial institutions have been asked to send relevant account 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 /SBT