The accounts also of the family will remain frozen for 30 daysThe Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit, or BFIU, has frozen the bank accounts of eight individuals, including Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan and his four sons. The individuals listed in the BFIU’s letter include Sobhan, Co-Chairman Sadat Sobhan, Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir, and Vice-Chairman Safiat Sobhan and Safwan Sobhan. The BFIU has also directed the banks to freeze the accounts of Sonia Ferdousi Sobhan, Sabrina Sobhan, and Yeasha Sobhan. According to the BIFU’s letter, the accounts will remain frozen for 30 days under the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012. An official from the agency told bdnews24.com that the letter was sent to banks in the afternoon.
