Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) instructed banks to freeze the accounts of former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed and his wife Rukmila Zaman.
 
The BFIU has also ordered the suspension of transactions, and freezing of the bank account of former state minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat, his wife, and the businesses they own.
 
Separate instructions in this regard have been sent to all banks on Monday (August 12).
 
The BFIU directives stated that if any bank account is operated in the name of Ali Arafat and his wife Sharmin Mushtari and their owned businesses, it is ordered to suspend their transactions for the next 30 days.
 
After former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on August 5 and left Bangladesh for India, various measures are being taken against the people holding important positions in her government.
 
Earlier, BFIU froze the accounts of former foreign minister Hasan Mahmud, his wife, and daughter on Sunday.