The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has begun scrutinising the financial transactions of its chief, AFM Shahinul Islam, including those linked to his wife, Suma Islam, according to BFIU officials.
Though Shahinul has been on leave since August 18 following the leak of objectionable videos, he formally remains the head of the country鈥檚 financial intelligence body.
BFIU officials said that in its initial inquiry, the intelligence unit examined two accounts held at Dutch-Bangla Bank by Shahinul and his wife.
Records show that on May 12, a man named Mizanur Rahman deposited Tk 23 lakh in cash into Shahinul鈥檚 account.
Earlier, the same individual deposited Tk 15 lakh and Tk 5 lakh in cash on May 4 and May 5, respectively, into Suma Islam鈥檚 account.
These findings have been presented to the senior management of Bangladesh Bank, with a request for directives on further action.
A central bank official said that the government鈥檚 investigation so far is officially confined to the video scandal.
However, Shahinul faces several other allegations, including allowing the withdrawal of Tk 19 crore after freezing Ena transport鈥檚 account, and unethical interference in a written-off loan of a private bank.
Shahinul鈥檚 faced criticisms after multiple offensive videos surfaced on social media on August 18.
He denied their authenticity, claiming they were fabricated.
The government formed a four-member probe committee on August 20 headed by additional secretary Said Kutub of the Financial Institutions Division.
The committee was tasked with submitting its report within seven working days.