Bangladesh Bank authorities have decided to freeze all lockers of former and current officials. This information was revealed by bank sources on Tuesday (February 4).
Sources said that currently no assets can be stored or taken out of Bangladesh Bank lockers. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) believes that a huge amount of money and assets are secretly stored in these special lockers.
Earlier on February 2, ACC Director Kazi Sayemuzzaman sent a letter to the central bank governor. In the letter, he requested that the lockers of Bangladesh bank officials be temporarily frozen so that no one can remove any assets from them.
It was mentioned that on January 26, 2025, the ACC, through a search, recovered 55 thousand euros, 1 lakh 69 thousand 300 US dollars, 1005.4 grams of gold and 7 million taka FDRs in three sealed boxes of former Deputy Governor Sitanshu Kumar Sur Chowdhury in the coin vault of Bangladesh Bank. This investigation has revealed that other bank officials may also have illegal assets in their sealed lockers.
The letter further states that investigations into allegations of money laundering against various Bangladesh Bank officials are ongoing. In this situation, it has been decided to temporarily freeze the assets kept in the vaults of Bangladesh Banks after discussions between the ACC and the Financial Advisor.
In this regard, the Bangladesh Bank authorities have instructed that currently, assets stored in the lockers of any official cannot be taken out.
