BFIU Summons Bank Accounts of 28 Journalists
After receiving a letter from the Ministry of Information, Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), the Central Bank's financial intelligence department summoned the bank accounts of 28 journalists in the country.
BFIU sent a letter to various banks and financial institutions on Tuesday (October 29).
It is known that after receiving a letter from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, BFIU has asked for all the bank account information of 28 journalists.
The journalists include nine editors, former editors, and organizational heads.
The nine current and former editors and organizational heads named in the letter are Naem Nizam, editor of Bangladesh Pratidin, Zahirul Islam Mamun, chief executive officer of ATN News, Syed Borhan Kabir, editor of Bangla Insider, Alamgir Hossain, editor of Samakal, Rezaul Karim Lotus, editor of The Daily Sun, Sheikh Jamal Hossain, editor of Dainik Mukhpatro, Subhash Chandra Singh Roy, editor of ABN News24, Santosh Sharma, editor and publisher of Kalbela, and Rafiqul Islam Ratan, former editor of Swadesh Pratidin.
The list also includes Farida Yasmin, former president of the Jatiya Press Club, and Shaban Mahmud, the former government's press minister in New Delhi. Three journalists from DBC News have been included in the list – Head of News Zayadul Ahsan Pintu, Special Correspondent Aditya Arafat, and Masud Ibny Ayub Karzon. Two journalists from Bangladesh Pratidin on the list are Mirza Mehedi Tamal, their city editor, and Zulkarnain Rano, their chief reporter.
From Jugantor special correspondent Abdullah Al Mamun, and Sheikh Mamunur Rashid. Two journalists from News24, Rahul Raha, executive editor, and Ashiqur Rahman Shraban, deputy chief news editor and head of digital.
In addition to Mamun, another journalist from ATN News, Tawhidul Islam Shourav, was included. The list also includes Haider Ali, executive editor of Kaler Kontho, Moinul Islam, executive editor of Amader Shomoy, Abul Khair, city editor of Dainik Ittefaq, Madhusudan Mondal of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), Ashok Chowdhury of Boishakhi Television, and journalists Azmal Hossain and Shyamol Sarkar.
In the letter, BFIU asked to know whether these 28 journalists have any bank lockers, savings cards, credit cards, and other financial instruments or whether money has been transacted or not.
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