Dhaka, Oct 23 (UNB) - Former deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank (BB) Abu Hena Mohd Razee Hassan has been appointed as the head of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) on a contractual basis.
The Public Administration Ministry issued a notification in this connection on Monday, said a press release of Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday.
Razee Hasan has been serving as the head of the BFIU in addition to his charge as the deputy governor of the central bank while in service. But after retirement from the deputy government post, he was given the charge of the BFIU.
The BFIU, established in the central bank in June 2002, was named as the Anti Money Laundering Department.
To enforce and ensure the operational independence of FIU, Anti Money Laundering Department was transformed into BFIU in January 2012 in line with the provision of Money Laundering Prevention Act 2012.