BFIU seeks bank account details of model Meghna Alam

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has requested all banks to provide account details of controversial model Meghna Alam, sending a letter to banks on Monday. 

The BFIU directed banks to provide personal information, account opening forms, KYC profile, and transaction details within seven working days. 

Meghna Alam was arrested on April 9 at her Bashundhara residence by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Detective Branch (DB). 

On April 15, Inspector Mohammad Abdul Alim of Dhanmondi Model Police Station filed a case against Meghna, Md Dewan Samir, and two or three unidentified individuals for extortion and fraudulence. 

The case alleges they demanded five million dollars from an unnamed diplomat. It further claims that on March 29, a secret meeting took place at a Dhanmondi restaurant, where Meghna, Samir, and others planned to extort the money, risking damage to interstate relations. 

Separately, businessman Samir was arrested on April 11 in another extortion case filed with Bhatara Police Station.