money laundering
The golden rule in recovering stolen assets
The million-dollar question is: how can Bangladesh recover the laundered money that has crossed its borders?
8 April 2025, 03:17 AM
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
23 March 2025, 07:44 AM
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
11 March 2025, 13:35 PM
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.
10 March 2025, 18:00 PM
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.
10 March 2025, 18:00 PM
‘Laundering Tk 133cr’: CID arrests Sadeeq Agro owner Imran
The CID media cell confirmed the arrest via an SMS
3 March 2025, 13:41 PM
Stop allowing black money in real estate
NBR permission is setting a bad example, destabilising the housing market
19 February 2025, 07:55 AM
Foreign firms to be hired to recover laundered money
A meeting between BFIU and managing directors of the banks made the decision
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh is still stuck in the vicious cycle of corruption
The latest global corruption index again paints a troubling picture
12 February 2025, 14:00 PM
BFIU finds NI Mazumder’s money laundering links
Nazrul Islam Mazumder, chairman of Nassa Group and a close associate of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, has been accused of trade-based money laundering amounting to Tk 16,000 crore by the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit.
4 February 2025, 18:37 PM
Money laundering: ‘Casino Brothers’ Enamul, Rupon jailed for 7 years
A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced “Casino Brothers” -- Enamul Haque Enu and Rupon Bhuiyan -- to seven years and seven others to four years in jail in a case filed over laundering Tk 17.16 lakh.
30 January 2025, 18:45 PM
BFIU crackdown after Aug 5: Tk 15,000cr of 366 people, entities frozen
The bank accounts of 366 individuals and entities with a Tk 15,000 crore combined balance were frozen between August and December last year over money laundering allegations.
14 January 2025, 18:00 PM
PK Halder walks out of Kolkata jail after over 2 years
More than two and a half years after his arrest by India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case, Bangladeshi businessman Prashanta Kumar Halder, known as PK Halder, walked out of jail after a special court in Kolkata granted him bail.
25 December 2024, 18:21 PM
ACC to probe Hasina, Joy over laundering of $300m to US
The Anti-Corruption Commission has decided to launch an investigation against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy on allegations of laundering $300 million to the United States.
22 December 2024, 18:53 PM
The path to recovering our stolen assets
Corruption, embezzlement, and money laundering have been endemic in Bangladesh but reached new heights during the last 15 years of the now-toppled regime led by the Awami League.
21 December 2024, 18:00 PM
The spirit of 1971: Reflections on liberation, aspirations, and modern challenges
The spirit of 1971 lives on, and it is up to the present generation to ensure that its promises are fulfilled.
21 December 2024, 02:05 AM
ACC, NBR, CID teams to probe 10 corporate giants
A government taskforce will investigate the country’s 10 major business groups’ alleged money laundering and other misdeeds.
14 December 2024, 18:00 PM
$234 billion siphoned off during AL rule
A total of $234 billion was siphoned off from Bangladesh between 2009 and 2023, according to the white paper on the state of the economy.
1 December 2024, 22:30 PM
$14b a year lost to capital flight during AL years
Bangladesh has lost around $14 billion a year on average to capital flight during the Awami League’s 15-year tenure, according to the draft report of the committee preparing a white paper on the economy.
28 November 2024, 18:41 PM
London to help Dhaka retrieve laundered money
Britain expects the interim government to lay out the vision of how it will restore peace, democratic governance, and promote national reconciliation, said UK Minister for the Indo-Pacific Catherine West.
17 November 2024, 18:00 PM