The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) on Tuesday asked all banks to freeze the accounts of Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam, former chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), and his family members.
The central bank has asked banks to suspend locker facilities extended to Shibli and his family members for 30 days since the issuance of the BFIU letter, Daily Sun reports.
Shibli Rubayat resigned from his post on 10 August citing health reasons.
The other seven persons are Zuhayar Sarar Islam, son of Shibli Rubayat, Saydur Rahman, former president of Bangladesh Merchant Bankers’ Association (BMBA), Md Abul Khair and Javed A Matin, widely known as share market manipulators, Moniza Choudhury, managing director of Asset Management Company CWT.
The BFIU also asked all authorities concerned to freeze all bank accounts of Md Delwar Hossain and Shariful Islam.
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