BFIU freezes bank accounts of DMP official Harun, wife

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Additional Commissioner (Crime and Operation) Harunor Rashid and his wife Shirin Akhter's bank accounts have been frozen.

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) gave ordered on Sunday.

Harunor Rashid was chief of Detective Branch (DB) of police. He was recently transferred to the police headquarters.

In the letter from BFIU, it was stated that if there are any accounts in the name of Harun and his wife Shirin Akhter, or in the name of their privately owned business, those must also be frozen.

As a result of the account freeze, they will no longer be able to withdraw any money.

Under the Anti-Money Laundering Act, the accounts have been ordered to be suspended for one month.

Additionally, all account-related information or documents (such as account opening forms, KYC documents, transaction statements, etc) for Harun, his wife, and their family members (mother, father, brothers, and sisters) must be sent within three working days from the date of issue of the letter, according to the notification.