Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), the financial intelligence agency of the central bank, has summoned bank account details of 28 journalists. 

The BFIU has sent letters to various banks of the country seeking information about them, sources familiar with the development said Tuesday.

After receiving letter from the Ministry of Information, BFIU wrote to the banks and asked for all bank account information of the journalists. The information being sought is whether there are any bank lockers, savings cards, credit cards and other financial instruments in their name or whether money has been transacted or not.

The journalists whose information has been sought are Bangladesh Pratidin Editor Naem Nizam, Press Club President Farida Yasmin, Zayedul Hasan Pintu of DBC News, Subhash Singh Roy of abnews24.com, Haider Ali of Kaler Kantha, JI Mamun of ATN, Bangla Insider Editor Syed Borhan Kabir, Bangladesh High Commission Press Minister Shaban Mahmud, Bangladesh Protidin City Editor Mirza Mehdi Tamal and Chief Reporter Zulkarnain Rono, Samakal Editor Alamgir Hossain, Madhusudan Mandal of BSS, DBC's Masud Ayub Curzon, Executive Editor of Amather Samoy Mainul Islam, Journalist Faraji Ajmal Hossain, Ashok Chowdhury of Baisakhi TV, Executive Editor Rahul Raha, Daily Sun Editor Rezaul Karim Lotus, News 24 Deputy Chief News Editor Ashikur Rahman Shraban, Jugantor Special Correspondent Abdullah Al Mamun, Swadesh Pratidin Editor Rafiqul Islam Ratan, Mukhopatro Editor Sheikh Jamal Hossain, DBC News' Special Correspondent Aditya Arafat, ATN News Special Correspondent Tauhidul Islam Sourav, Jugantor Special Correspondent Sheikh Mamunur Rashid, Journalist Shyamal Sarkar, City Editor Ittefaq Abul Khair and Daily Kalbela Editor Santosh Sharma.