The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) of Bangladesh Bank has frozen the bank accounts of Salman F Rahman, chairman of Beximco Group and former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's adviser on private industry and investment, as well as the bank accounts of his son.
BFIU issued instructions to banks and financial institutions to freeze these accounts. An official from BFIU confirmed the information on Wednesday.
According to the BFIU official, all transactions through the frozen personal bank accounts will be halted. No transactions will occur in these accounts for the next 30 days, and this period may be extended if necessary.
In the letter sent to banks and financial institutions, BFIU stated that the suspension of transactions will be subject to the relevant provisions of anti-money laundering regulations.
The letter provided the names and national identification numbers of Salman F Rahman and his son Ahmed Shayan Fazlur Rahman.
It instructed banks and financial institutions to send any account-related information or documents (such as account opening forms, KYC, and transaction details) to BFIU within five business days from the date of the letter.
