DHAKA: The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has issued a directive to banks, seeking the account details of 12 prominent journalists. The request, made through an official letter, mandates the disclosure of account information within a span of three working days.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the BFIU’s inquiry involves several high-profile media figures, including Subash Chandra Badal, the former managing director of the Journalist Welfare Trust; Arifur Rahman Dolan from The Dhaka Post; and Nurul Islam Hasib, a special correspondent at the Bangladesh Post. Other journalists mentioned in the request are Dip Azad, chief news editor at Nagarik TV; Abul Kalam Azad, former managing director and chief editor of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS); and Md Omor Faruque, deputy chief news editor at BSS.
The list also includes Zafar Wazed, former director general of the Press Institute of Bangladesh; Hossen Ara Mamata Islam Soma, special correspondent at Channel I; Obaidul Kabir Molla, deputy editor of The Daily Janakantha; and 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, are also part of the BFIU’s request. The reasons for this inquiry have not been disclosed, and it remains unclear what prompted the BFIU to seek such detailed financial information from these journalists.