The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has requested information on the bank accounts of 12 journalists within three working days. 

The BFIU has written to banks, asking for details of all the bank accounts held by the journalists. 

The journalists include Subash Chandra Badal, former managing director of the Journalist Welfare Trust; Arifur Rahman Dolan of The Dhaka Post; Nurul Islam Hasib, special correspondent of Bangladesh Post; Dip Azad, chief news editor at Nagarik TV; Abul Kalam Azad, former chief editor of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha; Md Omor Faruque, deputy chief news editor of BSS; Zafar Wazed, former director general of the Press Institute of Bangladesh; Hossen Ara Mamata Islam Soma, special correspondent at Channel-i; Obaidul Kabir Molla, deputy editor of the Daily Janakantha; Abed Khan, editor of the Daily Jagaran; Ajoy Dasgupta, former deputy editor of the Daily Samakal; and Syed Ishtiaque Reza, chief editor of Global TV. 

Banks and financial institutions have been instructed to provide relevant information or documents, including account opening forms, KYC details, and transaction statements, within three working days of receiving the letter from the BFIU.