The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has frozen 35 bank accounts belonging to journalist Munni Saha, her husband Kabir Hossain, and their associates, as part of a money laundering probe.

The accounts, currently holding Tk 18.16 crore, were frozen following a court order, according to a CID press release. 

Investigators allege the couple amassed illegal wealth through fraud and extortion, later laundering it through personal and linked accounts.

Suspicious transactions totaling Tk 186.57 crore were traced across 46 accounts, 35 of which remain active. The investigation is ongoing.

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