Info on bank accounts of two individuals sought
Wednesday, 4 July 2007
FE Report
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked all scheduled banks to provide information by July 10 next about the bank accounts of two individuals, who are now living in London.
The central bank issued a directive in this connection through e-mail Monday asking the managing directors of all commercial banks to submit reports on such accounts to the BB's Anti-Money Laundering Department (AMLD) by the aforesaid deadline.
The account holders are Minara Begum and Minar Ahmed Chowdhury of Darok, Moulvibazar, Sylhet. However, Minar Ahmed is now a British citizen.
"We have received such an instruction from the central bank," a senior official of a private commercial bank told the FE, adding that the bank has already circulated the directive to its all branches.
The bank will submit such reports to the central bank after receiving information from the branches, the official added.
The central bank also asked the commercial banks to submit documents including the copies of the account opening form and 'know your customer (KYC)' profile.
Searching of the accounts will be mainly in Dhaka and Sylhet, the central bank said in its instruction.
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked all scheduled banks to provide information by July 10 next about the bank accounts of two individuals, who are now living in London.
The central bank issued a directive in this connection through e-mail Monday asking the managing directors of all commercial banks to submit reports on such accounts to the BB's Anti-Money Laundering Department (AMLD) by the aforesaid deadline.
The account holders are Minara Begum and Minar Ahmed Chowdhury of Darok, Moulvibazar, Sylhet. However, Minar Ahmed is now a British citizen.
"We have received such an instruction from the central bank," a senior official of a private commercial bank told the FE, adding that the bank has already circulated the directive to its all branches.
The bank will submit such reports to the central bank after receiving information from the branches, the official added.
The central bank also asked the commercial banks to submit documents including the copies of the account opening form and 'know your customer (KYC)' profile.
Searching of the accounts will be mainly in Dhaka and Sylhet, the central bank said in its instruction.