Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU)
BFIU directs banks to disclose linked accounts after freeze
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has directed all reporting organisations to immediately provide information on a frozen account and other accounts linked to it after receiving a freeze order
19 August 2026
Reports of suspicious transactions rose 74% in FY25
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) received 30,199 reports of suspicious financial activities and transactions in fiscal year 2024-25, up 74 percent from a year earlier and the highest number since FY21, according to its annual report.
16 July 2026
Tk 76,000cr assets frozen in 11 priority cases, including Sheikh family: BFIU head
Of the total frozen assets, Tk 57,000 crore is domestic assets, while Tk 19,000 crore is located abroad
15 July 2026
Iqtiaruddin Md Mamun, new BFIU head
The NBR commissioner has been appointed for a two-year term
12 January 2026
Five-member panel formed to appoint new BFIU chief
Bangladesh Bank governor will head the panel
25 September 2025
BFIU head’s contract cancelled for controversial video
The decision was taken upon a probe committee’s recommendation
9 September 2025
Panel to probe controversial video of BFIU head formed
The Financial Institutions Division (FID) of the finance ministry has formed a four-member committee to probe and submit an inquiry report on the controversial image/video of AFM Shahinul Islam, head of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), that was circulating on social media.
20 August 2025
BFIU seeks bank details of former BB governors, deputies
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has asked banks to provide the account details of three former governors of the Bangladesh Bank, four deputy governors and two BFIU heads for the first time in history.
13 August 2025
Foreign firms to be hired to recover laundered money
A meeting between BFIU and managing directors of the banks made the decision
16 February 2025
Hasina, family members included in list for money laundering probe: BFIU
11 separate teams will be formed to investigate people, companies of 11 groups
15 January 2025
AFM Shahinul Islam, new head of BFIU
The former Bangladesh Bank executive director has been appointed in the post for two years
9 January 2025
BFIU seeks bank account details of Shomi Kaiser
Banks have to send the data within January 12
9 January 2025
BFIU seeks bank account info of Tulip, family
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) yesterday sought information on the bank accounts of Tulip Siddiq, niece of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and UK city minister, and her family members.
7 January 2025
BFIU seeks bank account details of 12 journalists
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has requested information on the bank accounts of 12 journalists within three working days.
30 December 2024
Premier Bank Chairman HBM Iqbal, family members face bank account freeze
The accounts will remain frozen for 30 days in the first phase
16 November 2024
Freeze accounts of NRBC Bank chairman
Banks have been asked to freeze all personal and private company accounts of three top former and current officials of NRBC Bank
14 November 2024
US secret service to train Bangladeshi agencies
60 officials of BFIU, Bangladesh Police, NBR, ACC, BSEC and the Department of Narcotics Control will receive the training
31 October 2024
Banks asked to freeze accounts of Mozammel Babu, his family members
Transactions in their personal and business accounts will also remain suspended for 30 days
14 October 2024
Banks asked to freeze accounts of Momtaz Begum
Transactions in her personal and business accounts will remain suspended for 30 days
14 October 2024
Banks asked to freeze accounts of Mahbubul Alam Hanif
The BFIU also asked to suspend the transactions in the personal and privately-owned institutional accounts of Hanif
6 October 2024