Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has frozen the accounts of around 500 individuals and institutions after the fall of the government centered around the student movement. 14 thousand 500 crores are deposited in these accounts. In this list there are some businessmen including S. Alam, who is discussed in financial sector irregularities, former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed. Besides, there are various individuals and institutions including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s family members, former ministers, MPs, journalists, police. BFIU has already given account information of many people to various government agencies including police, ACC to take legal action.
Since the fall of the Awami League government on August 5, BFIU has written to various countries seeking specific information on money laundering by 6 business groups. Out of this, 110 incidents involving 343 individuals and 200 organizations are being investigated. As part of this, BFIU freezes or summons the account. 225 investigation reports have been sent to CID and ACC with details of suspicious transactions in the accounts. Gradually these organizations will file a case against them.
It is known that till now BFIU is investigating the allegations of various irregularities including money laundering, loan fraud, embezzlement of government funds by 20 business groups. Investigation reports of S Alam Group and Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Jabed’s family have been sent to Police Crime CID and SAD for taking legal action. Beximco Group investigation report prepared for dispatch. 17 other business groups including Summit, Bashundhara, Orion, Sikdar, NASA, Nabil are being investigated. These reports will soon be sent to CID and ACC for further action.
Among the traders, the bank accounts of S Alam Group leader Mohammad Saiful Alam Masud, 13 family members including his 6 brothers and his personal officer have been frozen. Akiz Uddin. Beximco Group Vice Chairman Salman F. Rahman, his son Ahmed Shayan Fazlur Rahman and daughter-in-law Shajreh Rahman are on the list. Summit Group’s Mohammad Aziz Khan, Muhammad Farooq Khan and 11 members of their families, Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan’s family 8 members, Orion Group’s Obaidul Karim’s family 6 members, Diamond World’s Dilip Kumar Agarwala and his wife, Nabil Group’s Managing Director Aminul Islam’s family 6 members , NASA Group leader Nazrul Islam Majumdar and his wife, late Zainul Haque Sikder in the family of 14 and Chowdhury Nafiz Sarafat, his wife Anjuman Ara Sahid and son Rahib Safwan Sarafat Chowdhury are on the list.
The accounts of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajib Wazed Joy and daughter Saima Wazed Hossain Putul and her sister Sheikh Rehana’s son Radwan Mujeeb Siddique Babir have been frozen. The list includes Awami League’s research cell Center for Research and Information (CRI), CRI-Young Bangla Project and former minister Nasrul Hamid Bipur. There are also 7 people from Sheikh Hasina’s cousin Abul Hasanat Abdullah family, 9 people from Sheikh Salahuddin Jewel family and 5 people from Sheikh Fazlul Karim Salim family and Sheikh Helal Uddin, his wife Rupa Chowdhury and son Sheikh Tanmoy. Apart from this, accounts of former Prime Minister’s energy and mineral resources advisor Taufiq-e-Ilahi Chowdhury, former Prime Minister’s military advisor Major General (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique, 4 family members and former Director General of NTMC Major General (retd) Ziaul Ahsan and his wife have been frozen.
Accounts of ex-land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Jabed and his wife ex-chairman of UCB Rukhmila Zaman accused of money laundering have been frozen. Chairman of Premier Bank, former MP Dr. HBM Iqbal, Chairman of NRBC Bank SM Parvez Tamal, former chairman of the bank’s executive committee Mohammad Adnan Imam and CFO Md. Zafar Iqbal Howladar, former chairman of SBAC Bank and former MP Abu Zafar Mohammad Shafi Uddin, former MD of Union Bank ABM Mokammel Haque Chowdhury and his wife Nazneen Akhtar, eight members of the former BSEC chairman Shibli Rubaiyat-ul-Islam family and head of wealth management company LR Global. Accounts of executive officer Riaz Islam and his related 18 individuals and organizations are also on the freeze list. The bank account has been frozen by the former Speaker of the National Parliament. Shireen Sharmin Chowdhury family of 5 people. 2 people from the family of Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, Awami League leader Amir Hossain Amu and his daughter Sumaiya Hossain, 4 people from the family of former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, 4 people from the family of former Narayanganj MP Shamim Osman, 5 people from the family of his brother AKM Salim Osman, Awami League. League organizing secretary Mirza Azam and his wife Dewan Alea, Mahbubul-Alam Hanif and his wife, Three members of the family of former Chhatra League president Liaquat Ali Sikder are in the list.