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The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has frozen the bank accounts of Obaidul Quader, the general secretary of the Awami League.
On Tuesday, the central bank's financial intelligence division issued directives to banks and financial institutions in the country to suspend the accounts of the prominent politician and former minister.
The BFIU's letter regarding the suspension of the bank accounts read: "If any account is operated under the name of the mentioned individual or their privately-owned entity, the transactions in that account will be suspended for 30 days under Section 23(1)(g) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012."
If they have any locker facilities, their use will also be suspended for 30 days, bdnews24.com reports.
The whereabouts of Quader, who was the influential minister for road transport and bridges in the deposed Sheikh Hasina government, is unknown since the Awami League government was toppled by a mass uprising on August 5.