Bank accounts of Mahbubul Alam Hanif frozen

All banks were asked to freeze all accounts belonging to Mahbubul Alam Hanif, a former lawmaker and joint general secretary of Awami League.

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has sent directives to all banks and financial institutes in this regard on Sunday. 

The anti-money laundering agency also instructed banks to suspend the transactions in the personal and privately-owned institutional accounts of Hanif for a period of 30 days in the first instance.

The intelligence unit also sought an update of the accounts within two working days since the issuance of the order.