Section 80
Power To Give Directive To Freeze Accounts
(1)In the course of carrying out the investigation of any type of crime or maintaining the national interests by controlling national or international terrorist activities or organized crimes, the Rastra Bank may, at any time, give directive to a licensed institution to freeze any account opened with the licensed institution in the name of any person, firm, company or institution in such a manner as to prevent the withdrawal or transfer of funds in any way from that account.
(2) It shall be the duty of the concerned licensed institution to comply with the directive given by the Rastra Bank pursuant to Sub- section (1).