Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) asks banks to provide detailed information on accounts of 30 e-commerce companies, including Daraj, Evaly, Alesha Mart and e-Orange, some of whom sank into troubles.
The intelligence agency, responsible to curb money laundering and terrorist financing, also instructed the banks through issuing a letter recently to provide the e-commerce companies' account updates, including their transactions, "as soon as possible".
The banks have also been asked to report whether the accounts it summoned earlier and frozen are active or closed.
On the inquiry list are also QCoom, Aladdin's Lamp, Boom Boom, Priyoshop, Dhamaka Shopping, Sirajganj Shop, Adian Mart, Walmart, Needs, Dalal Plus, 24 Tkt, Thole, We Coom, Infinity Marketing Ltd, Anand Bazar, Akash Nil, Bright Hash, Annex World Wide, Amar Bazzar, Astar Protik, Bangladesh Deal, Bari Dukan.com, Sreshdo.com, Ames BD, Nirapad and Alif World.
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