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The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has asked banks to freeze all accounts belonging to Mahbubul Alam Hanif, a former lawmaker and joint general secretary of Awami League.
The BFIU has sent directives to all banks and financial institutes in this regard on Sunday.
The anti-money laundering agency also instructed banks to suspend the transactions in the personal and privately owned institutional accounts of Hanif for a period of 30 days in the first instance, BSS reports.
The intelligence unit also sought an update of the accounts within two working days since the issuance of the order.