NN Online:
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) today sought the bank account details of 21 more journalists.
A senior official of BFIU confirmed the matter to The Daily New Nation.
The 21 journalists are — Saiful Alam, editor of the Daily Jugantor; Pranab Saha, sacked editor of DBC News, Hasan Zahid Tusher, former deputy press secretary to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, M Shamsur Rahman, editor-in-chief and CEO of Independent TV; Mamun Abdullah, head of news at Independent TV; Animesh Kar, special correspondent of Independent TV; Md Ruhul Amin Russell, managing editor of Bangladesh Pratidin; and Mahmud Hasan, deputy editor of Bangladesh Pratidin.
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The rest journalists are — Daily Khola Kagoj senior reporter Zafar Ahmed, who is now working at BanglaNews, Daily Jatiya Orthoniti Editor MG Kibria Chowdhury, Amader Somoy and Amader Orthoniti Chief Reporter Deepak Chowdhury, Ekushey TV’s Head of Input Akhil Kumar Poddar, Ekattor TV journalist Jhumur Bari, Ekushey Sangbad Editor Ziadur Rahman, Daily Kalbela special correspondent Angur Nahar Monty, My TV Chairman Nasir Uddin Sathi, SA TV journalist Rashed Kanjan, BSS Senior Reporter Shahnaz Siddiqui, Ekushey TV journalist Rashed Chaudhry, SA TV Head of News Mahmud Al Faisal, and Samakal journalist Rama Prasad.
Earlier, the BFIU summoned the bank account details of 12 journalists.
