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Banks yesterday submitted statement on account of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina citing that she owns huge balance with different branches of state run Agrani Bank.
However, neither Bangladesh bank nor the National Coordination Committee on Serious Crime made public the balance of amount that she possesses.
Commercial banks yesterday submitted statement on accounts of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh Bank, which forwarded those to the National Coordination Committee on Serious Crime accordingly.
On Wednesday, the central bank sent the statement on accounts of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to the committee. She maintains 48 accounts with different commercial banks, including NCBs and specialised commercial banks.
As part of its ongoing anti-corruption drive, the committee requested the Bangladesh Bank to submit the account statements of Khaleda Zia by Wednesday and that of Sheikh Hasina by today.
Bangladesh Bank sources said Hasina has a number of accounts with different commercial banks, including state-run Sonali, Janata and Agrani banks.
“She (Hasina) has ‘huge balance’ with different branches of state-run Agrani Bank,” a senior central bank official told UNB. However, she has very negligible amount with other banks.
The official said the commercial banks also submitted account statements of Hasina’s younger sister Sheikh Rehana to the central bank.
Bangladesh Bank, however, will not make public the amount of balance they maintained with the commercial banks or the number of their accounts.
Private commercial banks on Wednesday called on Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Salehuddin Ahmed to inform him that the bank clients were feeling discomfort over the supply of information on bank accounts.
“Bangladesh Bank has the authority to ask for the account information of any individual. It’s a part of the Bangladesh Bank’s regular monitoring,” Dr Salehuddin told reporters at Bangladesh Bank today (Thursday).
Being pressed, he avoided further questions and quickly walked away to get into his car to leave the office after ending the day’s work. Bangladesh Bank officials were tight-lipped.
“Bangladesh Bank has the right to ask for the information, which we have provided to them,” Association of Bankers Bangladesh (ABB) chairman M Aminuzzaman told reporters.
He said the “general people” do not have any reason to be scared about the statements as the central bank is asking for information on accounts of those who were suspected to have committed corruption.
The central bank on Wednesday asked for the account statements of 64 people, including Khaleda’s family and Awami League leaders, raising the total number of people who have so far come under the bank statement scrutiny to 195.
Earlier Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday asked the commercial banks to provide accounts of two former Prime Ministers Sheikh Hasina and Begum Khaleda Zia in line with the on-going anti-corruption drive. The action was taken as was requested by National Coordination Committee on Serious Crime.
Khaleda’s family members included her son Tarique Rahman, daughter in-law Zobaida Rahman and brother Shamim Eskandar. Bangladesh Bank sources said the commercial banks have already submitted the bank information of Khaleda Zia who has got about 48 accounts (savings, current and joint accounts) in different banks, including Sonali, Krishi, Shilpa and Islami Banks.
They said the central bank also sent the statements to the coordination committee accordingly and asked the commercial banks on Wednesday to submit the bank statements of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by Thursday.
The central bank asked for the account statement of 64 people, including Khaleda’s family and members of Awami League leaders, raising the total number of people who have so far come under the bank statement scrutiny to 195.
The Bangladesh Government appeared to have threatened the two former prime ministers with corruption charges if they stayed in the country.
However, bank officials said Thursday they had been ordered to hand over information on the two former PMs’ financial affairs. Bangladesh Bank was told late on Wednesday to submit account details for Khaleda and Sheikh Hasina, a senior bank official said.
The central bank – passing on instructions from the Government – also sought account details of family members of the two leaders, he added.
On Wednesday a government minister, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Khaleda could face corruption charges if she remained in Bangladesh.
Murder and extortion allegations have already been filed against Sheikh Hasina.
Following are the names of the account holders:
Khaleda Zia, Sheikh Hasina, Tarique Rahman, Zobaida Rahman, Jaima Jarnaj Rahman (Tarique’s daughter), Barrister Aminul Huq, Shahjahan Siraj, Barkat Ullah Bulu, Ziaul Huq Zia, Obaidul Kader, MAH Selim, Shamim Iskandar, Monwar Hossain Dipjol, ATM Sarwar Hossain, Mirza Ekramul Hossain alias Mirza Khokon, Atiqullah Khan Masud, Munshi Anwarul Islam (M Anwarul Islam), Syed Abli Hossain, Alhaj Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, Habibul Rahman Molla, Liakat Sikder, Tajin Shahnaj, Begum Jebunnesa, Faijunnesa Anwar, Ishtiaque Anwar, Imtiaj Aawar, Sonia Farzana, Sadia Farzana, Shamima Nargis, Shamima A Khan, Jishal A Khan, Mishal A Khan, Masuda Hossain, Kainath Mirza, Kashfa Mirza, Nazam Sarwar/Nazma Akhter, Shamima Barkat Lucky/Shamima Akther, Saniat Barkat, Saljit Barkat, Shahid Barkat, Nasima Huq, Mashiful Huq Joy, Ishratunnesa, Romana Manwar/Romana Akther, Olija Monwar, Sadman Monwar, Sadab Monwar, Ava Huq, Dr M Asaduzzaman, M Enamul Huq (Former IGP), Sabnaz, M Khaiyum/Kaiyum, Rabeya Haider, Rajib Siraj, Sarwad Siraj, Barrister Omar Sadat, Kaniz Fatima, Syed Abul Hossain, Khawja Nargis Hossain, Syeda Rubayat Hossain, Sayeda Iffat Hossain, Roksana Abdullah, Advocate Rashida Parvin (Irin), Sheikh Mohammad Ullah, Sayeda Siddique Lucky, Latifa Siddique Lina, Rehana Siddique Liza, Farhana Siddiqui Ilora, Afroza Siddiqui Flora, Mohsina Siddiqui, Munira Siddiqui, Lamia Siddiqui, Habibur Rahman Mollah, Rejia Begum, M Mahfuzur Rahman Mollah, M Monibur Rahman Mollah, M Moshiur Rahman Mollah, Alpona, Amena Begum, Shahara Selim, Mehedi Hasan, Samith Hasan, MA Salam, Tajin Mahnaj, Dr Kazir Hossain.
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