Jubo League chairman Omar Faruk's bank account info sought

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked for information about the bank accounts of Omar Faruk Chowdhury, chairman of Jubo League, youth front of ruling Awami League.

The central bank on Thursday sent separate letters to different commercial banks to know Omar Faruk's bank account information within three working days, according to BB's Financial Intelligence Unit.

After a crackdown on illegal casino and gambling business by law enforcers, the BB has frozen the bank accounts of Jubo League leaders GK Shamim, Khalid Mahmud Bhuiyan and Kalabagan Krira Chakra president Shafiqul Alam Firoz along with those of their family members for 30 days. They were arrested recently for their alleged involvement in illegal casino business and others.

Moreover, the central bank collected information about the bank accounts of ruling Awami League's member of parliament Nurunnabi Chowdhury Shawon and Jubo League's Dhaka South president Ismail Hossain Samrat.