The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has found Tk 134 crore of deposits in a bank account linked to journalist Munni Saha.
The account, registered under M/S Promotions, an advertising firm where Munni Saha and her husband, Kabir Hussain Taposh, are beneficiaries, exhibited unusually high activity.
Munni Saha is listed as the firm鈥檚 nominee, according to BFIU officials.
The account, located at One Bank鈥檚 Karwan Bazar branch, was opened on May 2, 2017, under account number 0121020005989.
Of the total deposits, Tk 120 crore was withdrawn, while the rest Tk 14 crore remains frozen.
On October 6, the BFIU sought information about her deposits, loans, lockers, credit cards, foreign trade, or offshore banking accounts or any associated individuals or entities in banks where it found such transaction.
M/S Promotions provides services such as promotional product design, advertising production, and marketing programme management.
The company also received a Tk 18 crore loan from One Bank on June 6, 2017, which became overdue by January 2019.
The loan was later renewed in November 2019, with the limit increased to Tk 25 crore despite repeated payment failures.
After the payment failures, however, the amount was rescheduled in September 2022 for five years.
In addition, unusual and suspicious transactions were found on different dates between One Bank鈥檚 Khatunganj branch client M/S Prime Traders and M/S Promotions despite having no business relations between them.
M/S Prime Traders imports various products and supply to the local market.
M/S Promotion transferred Tk 17.5 lakh, Tk 19 lakh and Tk 20 lakh by three separate cheques on September 29, 2019 to M/S Prime Traders.
Munni Saha could not be reached for her comments about the allegations despite repeated attempts over the phone.
BFIU officials suspected that Munni Saha accumulated huge assets during the Awami League regime. 听She is now facing several cases on charges of murder and crimes against humanity committed during the recent anti-discrimination student movement.
On Saturday, Tejgaon police station officer-in-charge Mubarak Hossain said that they rescued Munni Saha from Karwan Bazar area after she was surrounded by an angry crowd comprising leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal, Shramik Dal and mass people.
Police, however, released her on Sunday, after five hours.
Munni Saha, a familiar television journalist and talk show host, began her career with Bhorer Kagoj.
She then moved to Ekushey Television and later joined ATN Bangla.
Munni Saha had been associated with ATN News since its inception but resigned from the media outlet in the past year.
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