Authorities have ordered banks to provide details of accounts belonging to three former governors of Bangladesh Bank, four former deputy governors, as well as their spouses, children, and the spouses of their children.
The directive also covers former heads of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), Abu Hena Mohammad Razi Hasan and Masud Biswas, along with their immediate family members.
These individuals held top positions in the central bank during the tenure of the recently ousted Awami League government.
Some of them face allegations of facilitating large-scale bank takeovers and embezzlement, as well as authorizing money printing to channel funds from banks.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched investigations into these allegations, prompting the BFIU to issue letters to all banks on Wednesday requesting account details.
The former governors whose family accounts have been targeted include Atiur Rahman, Fazle Kabir, and Abdur Rouf Talukder.
During Kabir’s tenure, the alleged bank takeovers and looting reportedly began, continuing under Talukder’s term. Talukder is also accused of enabling banks to print money and extend loans that facilitated fund misappropriation.
The former deputy governors whose accounts have been sought are SK Sur Chowdhury—currently in jail over an ACC case—along with SM Moniruzzaman, Kazi Sayedur Rahman, and Abu Farah Md. Nasser.
Moniruzzaman is accused of granting undue benefits to politically connected businessmen, while Nasser allegedly relaxed policies to favor certain groups.
The inquiry also includes former BFIU chief Abu Hena Mohammad Razi Hasan and Masud Biswas, who resigned after the government’s fall. Both Sur Chowdhury and Biswas are in custody in connection with ACC cases.
Banks have been instructed to provide transaction histories, account opening forms, and all related records. If any accounts have been closed, banks must also report those details.
