BB restricts bank accounts of Rana Plaza factories

The central bank yesterday asked all commercial banks not to disburse any money from the bank accounts of the directors of the four garment factories in the collapsed Rana Plaza at Savar.

Bangladesh Bank also asked the banks to send balance statements of the accounts to the regulator by May 14.

The four garment factories have 21 directors: Bazlus Samad, Mahmudur Rahman, Delwar Ahmed, AR Ayub Hossain, Md Delwar Hossain of New Wave Bottoms Ltd;

Nazim Uddin and Aleya Begum of Phantom Apparels Ltd; ABM Siddique, Suraiya Begum and Md Aminul Islam of Phantom Apparels Ltd and Phantom Tech Ltd;

Devid Mayour Rico and Amirul Islam Mahmud of Phantom Tech Ltd; Md Anisur Rahman, Mahbubul Alam, Jesmine Alam Bibha, Md Nazrul Islam, Mosammat Maryam,

Md Jannatul Ferdous, Md Shafiqul Islam Bhuiyan, Md Rafiqul Hasan and Md Monwar Hossain of Ether Tex Ltd.

Earlier on April 30,

the central bank slapped ban on withdrawal of money from the bank accounts of Sohel Rana and managing directors of the four garment factories.

However, the letter said money could be withdrawn from the account only for the purpose of paying salaries and allowances to the workers.

News Source:  

The Daily Star Bangladesh

Dated:-11-May-2013