Freezing orders issued for BO, bank accounts of Matiur, family members
The freezing orders were issued following requests from the Anti-Corruption Commission, which is probing corruption allegations against Matiur Rahman.
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) and the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission have ordered the freezing of bank accounts and beneficiary owner (BO) accounts held by the withdrawn revenue official Matiur Rahman and his family members over corruption allegations.
The freezing orders were issued following requests from the Anti-Corruption Commission, which is probing corruption allegations against Matiur Rahman.
Today, the BFIU sent a letter to the managing directors and chief executive officers of state-owned and private banks in the country, asking them to freeze the accounts of Matiur and his family members for 30 days.
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The banks have also been instructed to provide the unit with information on these accounts within the next five working days.
A senior BFIU official told The Business Standard that a decision would be taken after all the information from the bank accounts was received.
Meanwhile, the securities market regulator ordered the Central Depository Bangladesh Limited to freeze the BO accounts of Matiur and his family members.
The list of accounts to be frozen includes that of Matiur Rahman, his first wife Laila Kaniz, first wife's children Farzana Rahman Ispita and Ahmed Taufiqur Rahman Arnob, Matiur's second wife Shammi Akhtar Shibli, second wife's children Iftema Rahman Madhubi, Mushfiqur Rahman Ifat, and Irfanur Rahman Irfan.
Matiur allegedly abused his senior positions at the National Board of Revenue over the years and amassed wealth worth hundreds of crores of taka, including financial and real estate assets.
Earlier this week, National Board of Revenue Customs, Excise, and VAT Appellate Tribunal President Matiur Rahman, also a member of the board, was removed from his post.
The alleged corruption of Matiur came to light after his son, Ifat, posted a photo of a sacrificial goat on social media, claiming to have bought it for Tk15 lakh, which raised questions about the income of the NBR official.
