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Premier Bank Chairman HBM Iqbal, family members face bank account freeze

November 16, 2024, 08:06 PM

Premier Bank Chairman HBM Iqbal, family members face bank account freeze

Staff Reporter

Banks have been asked to freeze all personal and solely-owned companies‍‍` accounts of HBM Iqbal, chairman of Premier Bank, and his family members.

A former member of parliament, Iqbal is also the chairman of Premier Group of Companies Ltd.

Order was also given to freeze the accounts of Iqbal‍‍`s wife Anjuman Ara Shilpi, his sons Moin Uddin Iqbal and Ikram Iqbal and daughter Nowrin Iqbal.

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) through a letter last week ordered keeping the accounts frozen for 30 days in the first phase.

It also sought an update of the accounts within four working days.

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