The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has ordered to freeze the bank accounts of 17 people associated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Bangladesh. 

The BFIU sent this instruction to different banks and financial institutions of the country on Thursday (November 28), suspending all types of all types of transactions in these accounts for a month.

The 17 people are former ISKCON leader Chandan Kumar Dhar, also known as Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, Kartik Chandra De, Anik Pal, Saroj Roy, Sushanta Das, Biswa Kumar Singha, Chandidas Bala, Jaydev Karmakar, Lipi Rani Karmakar, Sudhama Gaur Das, Laxman Kanti Das, Priyatosh Das, Rupan Das, Rupan Kumar Dhar, Ashish Purohit, Jagadish Chandra Adhikari and Sajal Das.

The BFIU has also asked the banks and financial institutions to send account-related information – such as account opening forms, KYC forms, updated transaction statements from the beginning, etc. – of all the accounts of all types of businesses owned by these 17 individuals within the next three working days.

Earlier on November 25, Chinmoy was arrested by police at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital at around 4:30pm. 

BDST: 1248 HRS, NOV 29, 2024
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