Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU)
বাংলাদেশ ফাইন্যান্সিয়াল ইন্টেলিজেন্স ইউনিট (বিএফআইইউ)
Seal of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit
Government agency overview
FormedJune 2002; 22 years ago (2002-06)
TypeFinancial intelligence
JurisdictionGovernment of Bangladesh
StatusActive
HeadquartersMotijheel, Dhaka
Government agency executive
  • Md.Rafiqul Islam (In-Charge), Chief of the BFIU
Parent Government agencyBangladesh Bank
Websitebfiu.org.bd

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit is a government agency of Bangladesh responsible for investigating money laundering, suspicious transactions, and cash transaction reports.[1][2] The unit works under Bangladesh Bank.[3] Md Masud Biswas was the chief of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit.[4]

  1. ^ "BFIU at a Glance". Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Bank stolen reserve money due in a week". Dhaka Tribune. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  3. ^ "bKash moves to combat abuse of its logo in eight countries". The Daily Star. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Md Masud Biswas, new head of BFIU". The Daily Star. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2022.