money laundering

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.

‘Laundering Tk 133cr’: CID arrests Sadeeq Agro owner Imran

The CID media cell confirmed the arrest via an SMS

Stop allowing black money in real estate

NBR permission is setting a bad example, destabilising the housing market

Foreign firms to be hired to recover laundered money

A meeting between BFIU and managing directors of the banks made the decision

Bangladesh is still stuck in the vicious cycle of corruption

The latest global corruption index again paints a troubling picture

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.

October 20, 2023
October 20, 2023

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.

October 9, 2023
October 9, 2023

One PK Halder down, how many more to go?

We must rectify the system that protects money launderers

October 8, 2023
October 8, 2023

PK Halder jailed for 22 years, fined Tk 1,044 crore

PK Halder was jailed for 10 years for illegally amassing money and 12 years for laundering money. He was also fined Tk 333 crore. The punishment of PK Halder will be effective from the day of his extradition from India, the court said.

September 27, 2023
September 27, 2023

Nearly 11,000 Bangladeshi firms members of Dubai chamber

The number of new Bangladeshi companies joining the Dubai Chamber of Commerce has surged 47 percent year-on-year to 1,044 in the first half of this year, said the chamber. .With the latest addition, the total number of Bangladeshi firms registered as members of the Dubai chamber rose to 1