money laundering

Bangladesh in ‘intensive discussion’ with UK to recover laundered money: BB governor

Mansur said Bangladesh had requested mutual legal assistance from several countries, including the UK

Money laundering: BB mulling settlement with suspects

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).

‘Recovery of NPLs overseas will strengthen Bangladesh’s banking sector’

Wieger Wielinga, managing director of Omni Bridgeway, speaks with The Daily Star breaking down the concept of litigation funding.

Awami league rule: Up to $20b loan money laundered

About $18 billion to $20 billion was laundered abroad during the Awami League regime, said Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur yesterday.

Opinion / The golden rule in recovering stolen assets

The million-dollar question is: how can Bangladesh recover the laundered money that has crossed its borders?

Rashtra Sangskar Andolan wants tribunal to recover siphoned off money

Rashtra Sangskar Andolan has urged the formation of a special economic tribunal to recover money siphoned out of the country

Finance adviser hopeful of bringing back a section of laundered money by this year

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

Laundered billions: Govt fast-tracks recovery efforts

The interim government is set to enact a special law aimed at streamlining the recovery process of money laundered during the Sheikh Hasina regime.

BB governor to visit UK for asset recovery

Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Ahsan H Mansur will visit the United Kingdom (UK) as a part of efforts to recover laundered assets.

June 8, 2024
June 8, 2024

An uninspiring budget proposal

It fails to commit to reforms and address people’s sufferings

May 28, 2024
May 28, 2024

Money Laundering: ACC presses charges against Bacchu, his wife

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday pressed charges against former BASIC Bank chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu, his wife Shirin Aktar and six others over money laundering.

February 23, 2024
February 23, 2024

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).

February 5, 2024
February 5, 2024

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

February 1, 2024
February 1, 2024

Development strategies: What worked before will not in the future

Bangladesh must embrace change for a sustainable development

January 24, 2024
January 24, 2024

Will easy-money scams continue to haunt us?

Online vigilance a must to protect citizens plagued by poverty and desperation

January 10, 2024
January 10, 2024

Time to be tough on scam-hit NBFIs

Authorities must improve monitoring to keep the sector in check

December 28, 2023
December 28, 2023

Rising inequality will be our doom

BBS survey reveals alarming picture of wealth concentration by the rich

December 9, 2023
December 9, 2023

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.

December 8, 2023
December 8, 2023

Is there a way to build a corruption-free society?

The precondition for building a corruption-free state is building a corruption-free society.