Govt instruction to find Hefazat s bank accounts that they don t keep The New Nation 05 April 2021
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) of the government has sought the bank account details of 24 leaders of different organisations, including Hefazat-e-Islam and 30 madrasas. The BFIU issued the notice on March 31, asking the banks to send the information within five working days. The move came right after the recent conflicts between Hefazat men, ruling party activists and law enforcers that killed 16 pro-Hefazat men. Hefazat had been protesting the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for his anti-Muslim stance, during Bangladesh s Golden Jubilee celebration. Hefazat later observed a countrywide hartal protesting the deaths.
Assisting PK Halder: HC asks why SK Sur Chowdhury, Shah Alam not arrested yet
SK Sur Chowdhury and Shah Alam. File photo Star Digital Report Star Digital Report
The High Court today asked why SK Sur Chowdhury, former deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank, and its Executive Director Shah Alam were not arrested yet for assisting PK Halder in embezzling and laundering huge amount of public money from four non-banking financial institutions.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) could have informed the immigration officials over cellphone to restrain Proshanta Kumar Halder, widely known as PK Halder, to leave the country, the court said.
PK Halder’s Scams: Why ex-BB dy governor, ED not arrested yet
HC asks ACC Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent
The High Court yesterday asked the Anti-Corruption Commission why ex-deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank SK Sur Chowdhury and its Executive Director Shah Alam have not been arrested for helping PK Halder embezzle and launder a huge amount of public money from four non-banking financial institutions. Either arrest them [SK Sur and Alam] or conduct an inquiry. If they are found involved in the scams, arrest them. Otherwise, clear them of corruption charges, the court told ACC lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan at a hearing on a suo motu (voluntary) rule issued earlier.
BFIU seeks bank details of SK Sur, 4 others
SK Sur Chowdhury and Shah Alam. File photo Star Business Report Star Business Report
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has sought for the bank details of SK Sur Chowdhury, former deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank, his spouse and BB Executive Director Shah Alam and his spouses.
The BFIU issued the notice on March 11, three weeks after the issuance of similar notice by the National Board of Revenue on February 23 this year.
Earlier, two close associates of PK Hader confessed to a Dhaka court that two high-placed BB officials had assisted them to conduct the financial scams.
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