Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has asked banks and financial institutions to freeze the accounts of around 100 individuals suspected of involvement in financing activities aimed at creating unrest in the country's readymade garment (RMG) sector.

The revenue authority has also sought detailed transaction records of 125 companies as part of an investigation into whether funds belonging to these individuals and businesses were used to instigate unrest in the garment industry.

NBR sources said two intelligence units of the revenue authority had sent letters to banks and financial institutions, requesting them to identify and freeze the bank accounts of the listed individuals and provide detailed transaction records of ...