Banks asked to freeze accounts of ex-state minister Arafat, his wife
In a letter, the unit asked banks to block all types of withdrawals through the individual or business accounts at their names
State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat speaks at a press briefing at Dhaka district Awami League office in the city’s Tejgaon area on Saturday, 13 July. Photo: BSS
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has ordered all banks to freeze the accounts of former state minister for information and broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat and his wife Sharmin Mustary.
In a letter, the unit asked banks to block all types of withdrawals through the individual or business accounts at their names.
An official of the BFIU confirmed the matter to The Business Standard.
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