Abu Hena Mohd Razee Hassan
Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) - Former deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank (BB) Abu Hena Mohd Razee Hassan has been appointed the head of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) until September 10, 2021.
The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification in this connection on Monday.
Mr. Razee Hassan took responsibility as the BFIU head on the same day, a BB senior official told the BBN in Dhaka.
He earlier held the position of BFIU chief along with that of the BB deputy governor.
BFIU, established in the central bank in June 2002, was named as Anti Money Laundering Department.
To enforce and ensure the operational independence of FIU, Anti Money Laundering Department was transformed into BFIU in January 2012 in line with the provision of Money Laundering Prevention Act 2012.
BFIU also achieved the membership of Egmont Group in July 2013.
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