Recently, the BFIU issued letters to all banks and financial institutions, requesting the account details of these journalists.
The letter specified that information, including account opening forms, KYC (Know Your Customer) documents, transaction histories, and related data of the mentioned 14 journalists, as well as their spouses, children, and related businesses, must be provided.
Among the journalists whose bank account details have been requested are Julhas Alam, Farid Hossain, Shahjahan Sardar, Ali Asif Shawon, Nadim Quader, Rajib Ghosh, Tahmida Sadeque Jesy, Azizul Haque Bhuiyan, Swapan Basu, Niladri Shekhar Kundu, Nazrul Kabir, Iqbal Karim Nishan, Saju Rahman and Aminur Rashid.
The banks, financial institutions, insurance companies, and stock market entities dealing with these journalists have been directed to provide the requested information within seven days of receiving the letter.
Previously, the BFIU has collected bank account information of various journalists in several phases.
