The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has written to the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) of the Bangladesh Bank (BB) seeking bank details of 400 individuals.
“The letter, signed by ACC Director General (DG) (special investigation unit) Sayeed Mahbub Khan, has been sent to the general manager of BFIU,” ACC Public Relations Officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told the media on Wednesday.
"As part of the ongoing anti-corruption drive, the Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating the cases related to irregularities, corruption, bribery, embezzlement of public money and amassing of illegal wealth,” said the letter.
According to media reports, the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has frozen accounts of more than 400 individuals and institutions since the beginning of the anti-corruption drive, it added.
In order to properly conduct the investigations and cases, it is necessary to review the actual financial transaction information along with the details of the frozen bank accounts, said the letter.
The financial intelligence unit froze the accounts as part of the government’s ongoing drive against illegal casino businesses, gambling, and corruption, a top BFIU official said.