For all latest news, follow The Financial Express Google News channel.
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has frozen the bank accounts of immediate past chief justice Obaidul Hassan and former attorney general AM Amin Uddin.
The financial intelligence unit of the central bank sent the directive to the banks and financial institutions on Thursday.
The BFIU has ordered that transactions from accounts held by Justice Hassan, lawyer AM Amin Uddin, their wives, children, and their associated businesses be suspended for 30 days under the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012.
An official from a private bank has confirmed receiving a letter from the BFIU regarding the matter.
In addition, any lockers registered in their names are also to be closed for the same 30-day period, bdnews24.com reports.
The BFIU also asked banks and financial institutions to send all account-related information or documents, such as account opening forms, KYC, and transaction statements, within four working days from the date of the freezing order.
Both Justice Hassan, who headed the Supreme Court, and Amin Uddin, who was the highest law officer of the state, resigned earlier this month under pressure from students who led a civil uprising which toppled the Sheikh Hasina regime that had appointed the duo.