The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), the financial intelligence agency under Bangladesh Bank, has ordered the freezing of bank accounts for 11 people, including 10 journalists.
“During the next 30 days, all transactions for these people, including those related to their personal business accounts, will remain suspended,” according to the BFIU.
This suspension may be extended, if deemed necessary, it said.
The individuals include Chowdhury Jafarullah Sharafat, acting editor of Dainik Bangla; Shafiqur Rahman, former president of the National Press Club; Manjurul Ahsan Bulbul, editor-in-chief of TV Today; Sajjad Hossain Sabuj, former press minister in Washington; Naznin Munni, assignment editor at DBC News; Ashish Ghosh Saikat, chief news editor of Independent TV; Anjan Roy, editor (research) at Gazi TV; Kamol Dey, Chattogram bureau chief for Somoy TV; Abdul Gaffar Khan, chief editor of Dainik Amar Somoy; Raju Ahmed, former Narayanganj correspondent for Jugantor; and Sanjib Chatterjee, head of public relations at Exim Bank.