The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has asked banks to provide account details of 12 journalists.
In a letter, the anti-money laundering agency sought details of the accounts within three working days.
The journalists are Subash Chandra Badal, former managing director of the Journalist Welfare Trust; Arifur Rahman Dolan of The Dhaka Post; Nurul Islam Hasib, special correspondent of Bangladesh Post; Dip Azad, chief news editor of the Nagarik TV; Abul Kalam Azad, former managing director and chief editor of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS); Md Omor Faruque, deputy chief news editor of BSS; Zafar Wazed, former director general of the Press Institute of Bangladesh; Hossen Ara Mamata Islam Soma, special correspondent of Channel i; Obaidul Kabir Molla, deputy editor the daily Janakantha; Abed Khan, editor of The Daily Jagaran; Ajoy Dasgupta, former deputy editor of the daily Samakal; and Syed Ishtiaque Reza, chief editor of Global TV.
