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The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit is a government agency of Bangladesh responsible for investigating money laundering, suspicious transactions, and cash transaction reports. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The unit works under Bangladesh Bank . [ 3 ]
In 2012, Hasan was appointed the head of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit. [6] He also served as the Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank till his term ended in September 2018. [6] [5] Hassan was appointed the head of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit again in October 2018. [6] He was made Chief Executive of the unit. [7]
Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), a department of Bangladesh Bank, is a member FIU of the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units. Bangladesh Bank is the first central bank in the world to introduce a dedicated hotline (16236) for people to complain about any banking-related problem. [4]
Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology. Cyber Security Agency; Barbados.
Website egmontgroup .org The Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units is an international organization that facilitates cooperation and intelligence sharing between national financial intelligence units (FIUs) to investigate and prevent money laundering and terrorist financing .
After the fall of Sheikh Hasina regime, the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) ordered a freeze on the bank accounts of Tarique Siddique, his family members, and their associated entities under the Money Laundering Act in 2024.
After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, the Ministry of Information cancelled his press accreditation and asked Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit to investigate his bank accounts along with about 30 other senior journalists in October 2022. [17] He was accused in a murder case along with other journalists. [18]
Following the protests, Arafat reportedly went into hiding. On August 20, 2024, a case was filed against him in connection with the death of a vegetable seller during the protests, and the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) subsequently requested banks to freeze Arafat's accounts amid ongoing investigations into his activities. [26]