BB asks for account info of 5 firms, 1 individual

Bangladesh Bank has asked all banks to provide it with account information of one more individual and five firms within seven days, according to commercial bank sources.

The individual is Dr MA Hannan Feroz, chairman of the Board of Trustees, Stamford University Bangladesh, mentions a letter sent to the banks by the BB. A separate letter issued by the BB seeks account information of the following firms: GSA Cargo Ltd (Bangladeshi agent of Ittehad Crystal Cargo), Speed Air Cargo Net Private Ltd (Sri Lankan agent of Ittehad Crystal Cargo), All Port UK, Speed Mark Transportation BD Ltd (Bangladesh agent of Singapore Airlines) and United Aviation Enterprise Ltd (General Sales Agent of Singapore Airlines).

The list was sent by the central bank's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), which deals with money laundering, financing criminal activities and suspicious transactions.

The banks have been asked to send all past and present information of the individual and the firms. They have also been instructed to provide information of all bank accounts in the name of Stamford University Bangladesh since January 2012.

BB has already asked the banks for account information about 13 people including that of Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad's son Rahgir Al Mahi Ershad and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's son Arafat Rahman Koko.

Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya's son Sajeul Haque Chowdhury (Dipu) was also on the list.