The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Benapole

Bank accounts of 22 businessmen engaged in trading with India have been seized for their suspicious transactions.

Informed sources said that NBR intelligence has found disparity in known sources of income and transactions of money of those account holders.

NBR in a letter has directed all banks and financial institutions to seize the accounts and submit statement of transactions since July 2003 to its central intelligence office.

The action taken against the bank account holders include owner of Abdul Haq & Sons C&F agent Abdul Haque and his family members, Sajib Enterprise owner Moniruzzaman and his family members, Sonali Agency owner Akbar Ali and his family members and Real Enterprise owner Nazmul Islam and his family members.