money laundering

Taking loans v tackling laundering: Which serves our long-term interests best?

Fighting tax evasion, preventing trade-based illicit financial outflows and ending the culture of money laundering and loan defaults is a much more sustainable solution to adding to foreign exchange reserves than taking foreign loans on interest.
3 August 2022, 15:00 PM

Money laundering: Chargesheet filed in Kolkata court against PK Halder, 5 associates

India’s Enforcement Directorate today (July 19, 2022) said it has filed a charge sheet in a special court in Kolkata against former NRB Global Bank MD and Bangladeshi national Proshanto Kumar Halder aka PK Halder and five of his associates in a money laundering case and attached their properties worth Rs 7.56 crore.
19 July 2022, 10:20 AM

PK Halder’s remand period extended again by 14 days

A special court in Kolkata today extended the judicial custody of Prashanta Kumar Halder, former MD of NRB Global Bank, to 14 more days in connection with a case of money laundering in India.
21 June 2022, 13:25 PM

Tk 304cr money laundering: Court refuses to hear bail petitions of 4 NSU trustees

A Dhaka court today refused to hold hearing on the bail petitions submitted for four members of North South University's (NSU) trustee board in a Tk 304 crore money laundering case.
20 June 2022, 06:58 AM

Tk 304cr money laundering: Court refuses to hear bail petitions of 4 NSU trustees

A Dhaka court today refused to hold hearing on the bail petitions submitted for four members of North South University's (NSU) trustee board in a Tk 304 crore money laundering case.
20 June 2022, 06:58 AM

Laundering Tk 2,000cr: Khandaker Mosharraf’s brother mastermind, says HC

The High Court today observed that Khandaker Mohtesam Hossain Babar, brother of former LGRD minister engineer Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, is the mastermind behind laundering Tk 2,000 crore.
14 June 2022, 15:51 PM

Immediately arrest fugitives in Destiny Group money laundering case: HC

The High Court today directed the home ministry to immediately take necessary steps to arrest the 39 fugitive convicts in the case filed for embezzling money from Destiny Group subscribers and money laundering.
9 June 2022, 08:44 AM

FBI says will help ACC bring back money laundered to US, Canada

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will help the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in bringing back the money laundered to USA and Canada.
21 May 2022, 07:44 AM

When will PK Halder be brought back?

Soon after his arrest in West Bengal on May 14, the question that started spinning around was when Prashanta Kumar Halder, better known as PK Halder, would be brought back to Bangladesh.
20 May 2022, 18:00 PM

HC to hear rule on PK Halder's arrest on June 12

The High Court today set June 12 for hearing its suo muto (voluntary) rule over the government's move to arrest Prashanta Kumar Halder, better known as PK Halder, on charge of money laundering.
17 May 2022, 06:59 AM

Didn’t receive anything official from India on PK Halder yet: Home Minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has said legal action will be taken against Prashanta Kumar Halder alias PK Halder after receiving relevant documents officially.
15 May 2022, 08:48 AM

At least 20 companies pocket incentives over 5 years through ghost shipments

Between August 2018 and September 2020, Dhaka-based Mamun Enterprise has drawn over Tk 6.2 crore in incentives against agro exports.
15 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Petition to bring back laundered money: HC to deliver order tomorrow

The High Court will deliver its order tomorrow on a writ petition filed for bringing back the money laundered from the country and deposited in foreign banks, including those in Switzerland.
10 February 2021, 11:06 AM

Tk 2,000cr laundered: court orders to freeze bank accounts of 5 including former AL leader

A Dhaka court today ordered the authorities concerned to freeze 88 bank accounts of five accused, including a former Awami League leader of Faridpur, in a Tk 2000 crore money laundering case.
8 October 2020, 10:56 AM

Laundering Tk 2,000cr: Faridpur BCL president confesses to magistrate

Faridpur district unit Chhatra League President Nishan Mahmud Shamim today confessed to a Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate that he, along with others, was involved in laundering Tk 2,000 crore.
26 August 2020, 15:15 PM

Money laundering case: 3 Faridpur AL men on 3-day remand

A Dhaka court today placed three Awami League leaders of Faridpur town unit on three-day remand each in a Tk 2,000 crore money laundering case.
10 August 2020, 10:11 AM

Laundering Tk 15cr: HC directs police to arrest Bismillah Group MD in 7 days

The High Court directs law enforcers to arrest Bismillah Group Managing Director Khaza Solaiman Anwar Chowdhury and six other executives in seven days in a case filed over laundering Tk 15.33 crore.
25 February 2020, 13:14 PM

No place for money launderers in Canada: Bangladeshi expats

Bangladeshi expats have continued their protest programme in Canada’s Toronto for building social awareness and demanding punishment of those involved in laundering money from Bangladesh to the North American country.
26 January 2020, 08:16 AM

‘Punish money launderers staying in Canada’

Bangladeshi expats stage a demonstration in Canada’s Toronto, demanding punishment for those involved in laundering money from Bangladesh to the North American country.
20 January 2020, 09:40 AM

Money laundering: No legal bar to continue trial of BNP leader Hafiz

The High Court clears the way for a lower court concerned to continue the trial proceedings of a money laundering case against former BNP lawmaker Hafiz Ibrahim.
7 January 2020, 11:27 AM