Awami League general secretary and former road transport and bridge minister Obaidul Quader's bank account has been seized. At the same time, it has been asked to suspend the bank accounts and transactions of businesses related to his interests.

On Tuesday (August 27), the central Bank's financial intelligence department, Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), sent instructions to the country's banks and financial institutions to freeze the accounts. A senior official of BFIU confirmed this information at night.

All transactions through the personal and business accounts of those whose accounts have been frozen will be suspended. For the next 30 days, no transactions should be made on these accounts. If necessary, this period of suspending the transaction will be extended.

BFIU's letter said that relevant provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Rules will apply to this order to suspend transactions. In the letter Obaidul Quader's name and national identity card information has been given.

Sheikh Hasina left the country after resigning from the post of Prime Minister on August 5 in the face of the unforgettable coup of the students. Through this, 16 consecutive years of Awami League's unprecedented misrule and arbitrariness came to an end. After the change of government, Obaidul Quader was covered.