money laundering
Govt to form taskforce to bring back syphoned money, says finance adviser
The government will form a taskforce to recover money syphoned out of Bangladesh, said Finance and Commerce Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed
Beximco laundered $135 million: CID
Beximco Group laundered at least $135 million by exporting goods through 18 companies without repatriation of the export value, said the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday.
Govt starts process to repatriate laundered money, acquire bank scammers’ asset
The interim government has already contacted various foreign organisations seeking their assistance
Public institutions must perform better
Govt should overhaul ailing sectors, ensure accountability
Won’t let money launderers sleep peacefully: BB governor
International support will be taken to bring them to book, says Ahsan H Mansur
Urgent bank reforms are crucial
Recover bad loans, punish those who exploited the sector
Time to bring back smuggled money
Those who were involved in stealing funds from the country must be held accountable.
'Laundering' Tk 3,000cr: Court issues travel ban on Premier Bank AMD, 3 officials
A Dhaka court today issued a travel ban on four officials of the Premier Bank PLC, including its Additional Managing Director Md Shahid Hassan Mallik, in connection with allegations of laundering about Tk 3,000 crore through sanctioning fake loans to 43 suspicious institutions which exported manufactured garments.
An uninspiring budget proposal
It fails to commit to reforms and address people’s sufferings
Cash transactions creep up despite digital push
Cash transactions in Bangladesh have continued to creep up in spite of significant developments in digital payment methods and digital financial services over the last decade, as per the latest annual report of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU).
SC voids HC suo moto rule
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today discharged the High Court Division’s suo moto rule that had ordered an investigation into S Alam Group’s wealth abroad
Development strategies: What worked before will not in the future
Bangladesh must embrace change for a sustainable development
Will easy-money scams continue to haunt us?
Online vigilance a must to protect citizens plagued by poverty and desperation
Time to be tough on scam-hit NBFIs
Authorities must improve monitoring to keep the sector in check
Rising inequality will be our doom
BBS survey reveals alarming picture of wealth concentration by the rich
Corruption, zero-sum politics and democratic decline
Governments that score low in corruption indexes are more prone to use force and violence to control and suppress dissensions and protests.
Is there a way to build a corruption-free society?
The precondition for building a corruption-free state is building a corruption-free society.
Who buys property abroad, and who pays for it?
These cases of illegal property purchase abroad are not the main acts of corruption – these are the symptoms.
One PK Halder down, how many more to go?
We must rectify the system that protects money launderers
