Bank accounts of Salman, Sheikh Selim, Quader frozen

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit yesterday asked banks to freeze the accounts of Salman F Rahman, former adviser on private industry affairs to Sheikh Hasina; and Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim, former lawmaker; and their family members.
The BFIU also ordered freezing the accounts of Obaidul Quader, former road transport and bridges minister; Md Akiz Uddin, a former deputy managing director of Islami Bank and also a personal secretary to the S Alam Group chairman; and their family members.
The banks have been ordered to keep the accounts, including those of their businesses, frozen for the next 30 days, according to letters.
They were also instructed to suspend transactions between the family members for an initial period of 30 days.
The BFIU ordered the banks to provide detailed information on all the accounts by the next five working days.
Salman was arrested on August 13. He is alleged to have been heavily involved in financial transgressions, particularly within the banking sector, which is now mired in irregularities.