BFIU summons bank account details of 21 more journos
Earlier, on 30 December, the BFIU summoned the bank account details of 12 journalists
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) today (5 January) summoned the bank account details of 21 journalists, days after summoning bank account details of 12 journalists.
The financial intelligence agency of the central bank, in a letter today, instructed all the banks and non-bank financial institutions to provide information about various accounts held by these individuals and their companies or organisations, a BFIU official confirmed the matter to The Business Standard this evening.
The list of those whose bank account details were summoned today includes Saiful Alam, editor of the Daily Jugantor, Pranab Saha, head of news at DBC News, Hasan Zahid Tushar, former deputy press secretary to the prime minister, M Shamsur Rahman, editor-in-chief and CEO of Independent TV, Mamun Abdullah, head of news at Independent TV, and Animesh Kar, special correspondent of Independent TV.
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The list also includes Bangladesh Pratidin's Managing Editor Md Ruhul Amin Russell, Bangladesh Pratidin's Deputy Editor Mahmud Hasan, Daily Khola Kagoj senior reporter Zafar Ahmed (currently working at BanglaNews), Daily Jatiya Orthoniti Editor MG Kibria Chowdhury, Amader Somoy and Amader Orthoniti Chief Reporter Deepak Chowdhury, Ekushey TV's Head of Input Akhil Kumar Poddar, Ekattor TV journalist Jhumur Bari, Ekushey Sangbad Editor Ziadur Rahman, Daily Kalbela's special correspondent Angur Nahar Monti and My TV Chairman Nasir Uddin Sathi.
Earlier, on 30 December, the BFIU summoned the bank account details of 12 journalists.
The 12 journalists are – Bangladesh Journalists Welfare Trust's former managing director Subhash Chandra Badal; Dhaka Times Editor Arifur Rahman Dolan; Bangladesh Post's Special Correspondent Nurul Islam Habib; Nagorik TV's Head of News Dip Azad; Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha's ex-managing director Abul Kalam Azad and Deputy Chief News Editor Md Omar Faruq; Press Institute of Bangladesh's ex-director general Zafar Wazed; Channel i Special Correspondent Hosne Ara Mamata Islam Soma; Daily Janakantha's Deputy Editor Obaidul Kabir Molla; daily Jagaran Editor Abed Khan; freelance journalist Ajay Das Gupta; and Global TV Chief Editor Syed Ishtiaq Reza.
