The bank accounts of Amir Hossain Amu, a member of the Awami League Advisory Council and central coordinator and spokesperson for the 14-party alliance, and his family have been frozen.
In addition, the accounts of his children and the businesses owned by them have had their transactions suspended.
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) of the Bangladesh Bank issued directives to banks and financial institutions to freeze these accounts on Sunday.
As a result, transactions through these personal and business accounts have been halted, and no activity will be allowed for the next 30 days.
The BFIU's letter notes that this action is in accordance with Section 26(2) of the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations, 2019.
The letter includes the names and national identification numbers of Amir Hossain Amu and his children.
Additionally, the BFIU instructed banks and financial institutions to send all relevant documents related to these accounts, including account opening forms, KYC details, and transaction statements, within five business days from the date of the letter.
It is also reported that on the night of the government’s downfall, the army and police recovered nearly Tk5 crore in foreign currency from Amir Hossain Amu’s residence in Jhalakathi.
According to police, on the night of August 5, around 12:30am, fire service personnel, who were at Amu’s residence in Jhalakathi to extinguish a fire, discovered luggage filled with money.
The police and army were subsequently informed and arrived to recover the money from the luggage.
