NBR Asks Banks to Freeze Accounts of Ex-BB's Deputy Governor SK Sur, Wife

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) today directed the banks to freeze bank accounts of former Bangladesh Bank (BB) deputy governor SK Sur Chowdhury and his wife Suparna Sur Chowdhury.

NBR's Central Intelligence Cell, in a letter, asked to freeze withdrawal or transfer of money from all accounts maintained by them.

The fact-finding committee of the Bangladesh Bank (BB) quizzed SK Sur Chowdhury recently to investigate irregularities in Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Ltd and other financial institutions.

The inquiry committee also quizzed former and current officials of the central bank and former and current chairmen, managing directors, and directors of various financial institutions.