Mansur said Bangladesh had requested mutual legal assistance from several countries, including the UK
Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur said the central bank may pursue financial settlements with business tycoons accused of syphoning off money abroad when Sheikh Hasina was in power, according to a report by Financial Times (FT).
Wieger Wielinga, managing director of Omni Bridgeway, speaks with The Daily Star breaking down the concept of litigation funding.
About $18 billion to $20 billion was laundered abroad during the Awami League regime, said Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur yesterday.
The million-dollar question is: how can Bangladesh recover the laundered money that has crossed its borders?
Rashtra Sangskar Andolan has urged the formation of a special economic tribunal to recover money siphoned out of the country
When asked whether it was possible to bring back all the laundered money from abroad, the finance adviser said the government is trying in this regard, but the overall amount is huge
The interim government is set to enact a special law aimed at streamlining the recovery process of money laundered during the Sheikh Hasina regime.
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Ahsan H Mansur will visit the United Kingdom (UK) as a part of efforts to recover laundered assets.
A Dhaka court today refused to hold hearing on the bail petitions submitted for four members of North South University's (NSU) trustee board in a Tk 304 crore money laundering case.
A Dhaka court today refused to hold hearing on the bail petitions submitted for four members of North South University's (NSU) trustee board in a Tk 304 crore money laundering case.
The High Court today observed that Khandaker Mohtesam Hossain Babar, brother of former LGRD minister engineer Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, is the mastermind behind laundering Tk 2,000 crore.
The High Court today directed the home ministry to immediately take necessary steps to arrest the 39 fugitive convicts in the case filed for embezzling money from Destiny Group subscribers and money laundering.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will help the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in bringing back the money laundered to USA and Canada.
Soon after his arrest in West Bengal on May 14, the question that started spinning around was when Prashanta Kumar Halder, better known as PK Halder, would be brought back to Bangladesh.
The High Court today set June 12 for hearing its suo muto (voluntary) rule over the government's move to arrest Prashanta Kumar Halder, better known as PK Halder, on charge of money laundering.
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has said legal action will be taken against Prashanta Kumar Halder alias PK Halder after receiving relevant documents officially.
Between August 2018 and September 2020, Dhaka-based Mamun Enterprise has drawn over Tk 6.2 crore in incentives against agro exports.
The High Court will deliver its order tomorrow on a writ petition filed for bringing back the money laundered from the country and deposited in foreign banks, including those in Switzerland.
