Ex-Speaker Shireen Sharmin Chowdhury and husband-child bank information subpoena

The Central Bank's financial intelligence agency has sought the bank account information of former Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury, her husband and children.

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has sent a letter in this regard to various banks and financial institutions of the country.

In the BFIU letter, Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury, her husband Syed Ishtiaq Hossain, their son Syed Ebtesham Rafiq and daughter Lamisa Shirin Hossain and Md. Instructions have been given to send the bank account details of Shafiul Islam.

The letter mentions the names of the parents of these five persons and in particular the names of the husband and wife, their national identity card number and date of birth. Md. Shafiul Islam's occupation is mentioned as government job and 'Proprietor of The Subhana Traders'.

Shireen Sharmin Chowdhury was last elected Member of Parliament from a seat in Rangpur. After the Awami League came to power in the 2008 election, Abdul Hamid was elected Speaker. When he was elected as the President, Shireen Sharmin was elected as Speaker on 30th April 2013. He has been in this position continuously since then.

Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury resigned as speaker on September 2, 27 days after the fall of Sheikh Hasina's government. President Md. After submission of resignation letter to Sahabuddin it was accepted. A government gazette informed that the resignation was executed on the same day.

A case has been filed against Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury. A murder case was filed against 17 people including Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury, former commerce minister Tipu Munshi on August 27 in connection with the shooting death of gold worker Muslim Uddin in Rangpur. Tipu Munshi is in jail after being arrested in a murder case.

Bangladesh /SBT