After 17 long years, the bank accounts of former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia have been reactivated.

On Monday, a letter was sent from the Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to the Bangladesh Bank regarding the reactivation of all Khaleda Zia's bank accounts. 

According to sources from NBR and Bangladesh Bank, the newly appointed Chairman of NBR, Abdur Rahman Khan, made this decision after consulting with the Chief Advisor of the interim government, Dr. Muhammad Yunus.

In 2007, during the caretaker government's tenure, Khaleda Zia's bank accounts were frozen. 

Subsequently, following an application through her lawyer, she was allowed to withdraw a fixed amount of money each month from a branch of Rupali Bank on Shaheed Moinul Road in Dhaka Cantonment for regular expenses. 

Initially, the amount was two lakh Taka, which was later increased incrementally.

In 2007, the caretaker government also froze the bank accounts of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. 

After winning the election and becoming Prime Minister, her accounts were reactivated.

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