BFIU asks for account details of Pori Moni, 4 others

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has asked banks to submit account details of five persons, including actor Pori Moni and Helena Jahangir, a former member of the sub-committee on women affairs of Bangladesh Awami League.

The rest three individuals are film producer Nazrul Islam Raz and models Faria Mahbub Piyasha and Moriom Akter Mou.

The BFIU, the intelligence agency of the country's financial sector, issued three separate letters to the banks on August 10 asking them to submit their account information within five working days.

The letter mentioned Pori Moni as Shamsun Nahar Smriti, which is her real name. All persons have recently been arrested by law enforcement agencies on different grounds.