TDS Desk:

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has directed all banks to freeze the bank accounts of Zunaid Ahmed Palak, former state minister for posts, telecommunications and information technology, and his wife Arifa Jesmin Konika.

The anti-money laundering unit of the Bangladesh Bank also instructed to suspend all the company accounts registered in their names, a senior official of the BFIU confirmed this matter to journalists on Tuesday.

Additionally, the intelligence unit asked the banks to suspend transactions of the accounts associated with businesses owned by the couple or their family, for the next 30 days.

Banks and financial institutions have also been requested to send the account-related information or documents to the BFIU within three working days.