money laundering
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).
S Alam's offshore wealth / 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
International Anti-Corruption Day / 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.
IMF’s conditions on governance and corruption - rhetoric or reality?
The key to the ACC’s effectiveness in delivering its mandate is independence, especially when setting the example that, in handling allegations of corruption, it is guided by equality before law, and not by the status or identity of the individual depending on their political, governmental, or other connections.
118 tonnes RMG goods seized on money laundering charges
Sabiha Saiki Fashion shipped 85 consignments worth Tk 22 crore through Ctg port in the last three years using fake documents
Rampant money laundering taking place: Razzaque
A huge amount of money is being laundered from Bangladesh to different countries, including Canada’s Begumpara and the UAE’s Dubai, said Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque.
Tk 2,000cr laundering: Fresh CID probe finds 30 involved
The Criminal Investigation Department has found involvement of at least 30 people in laundering Tk 2,000 crore while investigating a case filed against two Faridpur brothers Sajjad Hossain Barkat and Imtiaz Hasan Rubel.
Forex volatility costs large firms Tk 65,000cr
Bangladesh’s conglomerates have lost Tk 65,000 crore over the past one year because of the fluctuation of the value of the taka against the US dollar as loans have become costlier due to the volatile global economy, said a noted economist yesterday.
Money Laundered Abroad: ACC ill-equipped to probe cases
Money laundering cases are not making much headway for a lack of cooperation from foreign countries, bureaucratic complexities and a shortage of skilled lawyers, said officials of the Anti-Corruption Commission.
Money or no money, crisis persists
We are told that taka is available, and then it’s not there anymore.
2023 will be the year of inflation and financial turpitude
While the government is distracted by elections, the financial economy will suffer
2022: a year of revival, struggle and resilience
Bangladesh welcomed 2022 on a strong footing and was about to recover from the coronavirus pandemic in full swing and fire on all cylinders. In fact, economic activities were almost back to the pre-Covid level.
Fix our current account deficit
Reevaluating economic policies and practices is the need of the hour
