The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has ordered to freeze the bank accounts of 17 people associated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Bangladesh, including its former leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari.  The BFIU, a wing of the country’s central bank, has sent the instruction to banks and financial institutions, said a senior official of the BFIU.

The other people are Kartik Chandra Dey, Anik Pal, Soroj Roy, Sushanta Das, Biswha Kumar Singha, Chandidas Bala, Jaydev Karmakar, Lipi Rani Karmakar, Sudhama Gaur Das, Lakkhan Kanti Das, Priyatosh Das, Rupan Das, Rupan Kumar Dhar, Ashish Purohit, Jagadish Chandra Adhikari and Sajal Das.

As per the directive of the BFIU, all types of transactions on the bank accounts of these individuals will be suspended for 30 days.