BFIU orders banks to freeze accounts of Joy, Putul, Bobby

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has instructed banks to freeze all accounts belonging to Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Saima Wazed Putul, her daughter, and Radwan Mujib Siddiq Bobby, son of Sheikh Rehana.

In addition, the BFIU has directed banks to freeze the accounts of Nasrul Hamid, former state minister for power, energy, and mineral resources. The order also includes freezing any accounts associated with the Centre for Research and Information (CRI) and its 'Young Bangla' project.

The directive was issued by the anti-money laundering agency on Monday, instructing banks to block the accounts for an initial 30-day period.

Since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government, the BFIU has frozen the accounts of over 100 politically exposed persons. This includes ministers, state ministers, members of parliament, business figures, government officials, and police officers.

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