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Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit

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Government agency of Bangladesh

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit
বাংলাদেশ ফাইন্যান্সিয়াল ইন্টেলিজেন্স ইউনিট
Seal of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit
Agency overview
FormedJune 2002; 23 years ago (2002-06)
TypeFinancial intelligence
JurisdictionGovernment of Bangladesh
HeadquartersBangladesh Bank Building,Motijheel,Dhaka
EmployeesClassified
Annual budgetClassified
Agency executive
Parent agencyBangladesh Bank
Websitebfiu.org.bd

TheBangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit is a government agency ofBangladesh responsible for investigatingmoney laundering, suspicious transactions, and cash transaction reports.[1][2] The unit works underBangladesh Bank.[3] Md. Mofizur Rahman Khan Chowdhury is the acting chief of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit, who was previously the director of Bangladesh Bank.

History

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The unit was founded as the Anti-Money Laundering Department ofBangladesh Bank in June 2002. The name of the department was changed to Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit on 25 January 2012 through the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012.[4] Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering recommended the government to form the unit.[5] In 2015, the government of Bangladesh announced plans to provide autonomy to the unit.[6] In 2016, the Bangladesh Bank confirmed the unit has been made autonomous.[7]

In September 2021, the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit sent letters to banks requesting the bank details of 11 elected journalist leaders fromBangladesh Federal Union of Journalists,Dhaka Reporters Unity,Dhaka Union of Journalists, and theNational Press Club.[8][9][10] The move was condemned by the oppositionBangladesh Nationalist Party who described it as an tactic to scare journalists.[11]

On 24 January 2022, the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit sought account information ofNobel Peace Prize winnerMuhammad Yunus, a political opponent of Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina.[12][13]

References

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  1. ^"BFIU at a Glance".Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU). Retrieved28 January 2023.
  2. ^"Bangladesh Bank stolen reserve money due in a week".Dhaka Tribune. 7 November 2016. Retrieved5 April 2017.
  3. ^"bKash moves to combat abuse of its logo in eight countries".The Daily Star. 26 January 2017. Retrieved5 April 2017.
  4. ^"Establishment".Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU).
  5. ^"Govt sits tomorrow to review its anti-money laundering efforts".The Financial Express (Bangladesh).Dhaka. Retrieved5 April 2017.
  6. ^"BB intel unit set to get autonomy".The Daily Star. 17 August 2015. Retrieved5 April 2017.
  7. ^"Two-thirds of banks faced financial crimes in last two yrs: BIBM study".The Financial Express (Bangladesh).Dhaka. Retrieved5 April 2017.
  8. ^"Asking for banking information on journalist leaders uncalled for: Home minister".The Business Standard. 20 September 2021. Retrieved26 September 2021.
  9. ^"BFIU seeks bank details of journalist leaders".New Age (Bangladesh). Retrieved26 September 2021.
  10. ^"BFIU seeking bank details of 11 journalist leaders to 'fume adversity between mass media, govt'".The Daily Star. 18 September 2021. Retrieved26 September 2021.
  11. ^"BNP: Bank account details sought to intimidate journalists".Dhaka Tribune. 20 September 2021. Retrieved26 September 2021.
  12. ^"BFIU seeks bank info of Dr Yunus".The Business Standard. 24 January 2022. Retrieved24 January 2022.
  13. ^"How Grameen founder Muhammad Yunus fell from grace".BBC News. 5 April 2011. Retrieved24 January 2022.
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