Bank details of 12 journalists sought

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has asked banks to provide account details of 12 journalists.

In a letter, the anti-money laundering agency sought details of the accounts within three working days.

The journalists are: Subash Chandra Badal, former managing director of Journalist Welfare Trust; Arifur Rahman Dolan of The Dhaka Post; Nurul Islam Hasib, special correspondent of Bangladesh Post; Dip Azad, chief news editor of the Nagarik TV; Abul Kalam Azad, former managing director and chief editor of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS); Md Omor Faruque, deputy chief news editor of BSS, Zafar Wazed, former director general of the Press Institute of Bangladesh; Hossen Ara Mamata Islam Soma, special correspondent of the Channel I; Obaidul Kabir Molla, deputy editor The Daily Janakantha; Abed Khan, editor of The Daily Jagaran; Ajoy Dasgupta, former deputy editor of The Daily Samakal, and Syed Ishtiaque Reza, chief editor of Global TV.

The BFIU directive states that banks and financial institutions have been asked to send relevant information or documents such as account opening forms, KYCs, transaction statements etc to the BFIU within two working days from the date of issue of the letter, sources said on Monday.