International support will be taken to bring them to book, says Ahsan H Mansur

The default-loan narrative has smeared our otherwise powerful story of graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status.

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) repeatedly sought information from countries including Switzerland on money laundered by Bangladeshis, Bangladesh Bank has said.

Different political parties including the main opposition in parliament today came down heavily on the government’s inaction in knowing the names of money launderers hiding their wealth in the Swiss Bank.

The rise in fuel prices is an illogical decision that will only harm ordinary citizens and fail to deal with the root causes of the crisis that Bangladesh is currently facing.

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has confiscated Tk 1,294 crore from money launderers since the fiscal year of 2016-17 as per court orders, said the agency yesterday.