The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) on Thursday ordered all commercial banks in the country to freeze the accounts of former chief justice Obaidul Hassan and former attorney general Abu Mohammad Amin Uddin.
BFIU ordered that all transactions through the accounts – owned by the aforementioned individuals, their wives and children as well as the companies registered in their name – be suspended for the next 30 days under the Money Laundering Prevention Act.
The suspension period is subject to extension, BFIU said in a letter sent to the banks.
The banks have been also asked to send all documents related to the accounts and transactions to the BFIU within the next five working days.
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