money laundering

The hidden dangers of money laundering

Amid Bangladesh's rapidly expanding foreign trade, trade-based money laundering has become a major concern for the banking industry, a recent survey by the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management has found. This includes over- and under-invoicing of goods and services and mis-declaration of goods.
29 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Apan Jewellers owners sued for money laundering

Customs Intelligence files five separate cases against three owners of the Apan Jewellers under Money Laundering Prevention Act with different police stations in Dhaka.
12 August 2017, 14:31 PM

Swiss banks, second home and "Begum Palli"

In the wake of the reports that there has been year on year increase in the amount of deposits of Bangladeshi account holders in Swiss banks,
14 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Steady rise in Swiss Bank deposits

It is regrettable that while legal means of money transfer outside the country faces many restrictions there seems to be no impediment to illegal transfer and no palpable effective measures to prevent them. Has the government done anything to find out the final destination of the several thousand crores taken out of some state owned banks like the Basic Bank?
1 July 2017, 18:00 PM

US settles Russian money laundering case

A Russian-owned group of companies agrees to pay nearly $6 million to settle US civil allegations that the firms laundered proceeds of a $230 million tax fraud, ending a politically charged case days before it was set to go to trial.
14 May 2017, 05:41 AM

Money laundering: Destiny MD, 50 others indicted

A Dhaka court frames charges against 51 people including Destiny Group Managing Director Rafiqul Amin in connection with two money laundering cases.
24 August 2016, 11:25 AM

Money laundering: Verdict on Tarique’s acquittal any day

The High Court to deliver a verdict any day on the appeal filed against a lower court judgment that acquitted BNP leader Tarique Rahman in a money laundering case.
16 June 2016, 12:10 PM

Rajuk accountant held for 'money laundering'

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) arrests an accountant of Dhaka development authority Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) over money laundering and fraudulence charges.
17 April 2016, 11:46 AM

Engineer, ex-civil surgeon among 4 held

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) arrests four persons including an engineer, a banker and a former civil surgeon in three separate cases filed for misappropriating about Tk 11.26 crore at different times.
13 April 2016, 13:44 PM

Money laundering: ACC sues 3 including ex-ETV boss

The Anti-Corruption Commission files a case against former chairman of Ekushey Television Abdus Salam and two others over alleged money laundering.
13 April 2016, 13:32 PM

Panama leaks: Body formed to find out Bangladeshis’ name

Anti-Corruption Commission forms a three-member body to find whether there is mention in hacked Panama Papers of any Bangladeshis having offshore accounts.
7 April 2016, 13:11 PM

Bangladesh may enter list of risky nations again

Bangladesh runs the risk of being reclassified as a country exposed to money laundering and terror financing because of slow implementation of laws on battling illicit flow of funds.
3 April 2016, 18:00 PM

BB fund heist: 2 Chinese traders sued in Philippines

The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) files a criminal complaint against two Chinese businessmen allegedly involved in the laundering through the Philippine financial system of $81 million stolen by mysterious computer hackers from the central bank of Bangladesh last month.
23 March 2016, 09:27 AM

Loan scam: HC clears way for trail of Hall Mark GM

The High Court clears the way for continuing trial of Hall Mark Group General Manager Tusher Ahmed in nine separate loan-scam cases.
16 March 2016, 13:44 PM

HC clears way for trial of Mosharraf

The High Court yesterday cleared the way for the lower court concerned to continue trial proceedings against BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain in a money laundering case.
20 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Graft: Mosharraf’s trial to continue

The High Court today has cleared the way for the lower court to continue trial proceedings against BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain in a money laundering case.
20 January 2016, 08:29 AM

Money laundering case: ACC urges HC to hear plea against Tarique’s acquittal

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) takes a move to get a ruling from the High Court on BNP leader Tarique Rahman in a money laundering case involving Tk 20.41 crore.
3 January 2016, 13:00 PM

5 Jamaat men on 10-day remand

A Dhaka court placed five Jamaat-e-Islami men on a 10-day remand each in two separate cases filed over creating anarchy and laundering money.
3 January 2016, 11:19 AM

Money Laundering: BNP leader Mosharraf indicted

A Dhaka court frames charges against BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain in a money laundering case.
28 October 2015, 06:34 AM

Money laundering: Khandaker Mosharraf’s bail stayed

The Supreme Court stays for two weeks a High Court bail order for BNP leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain in a money laundering case.
27 August 2015, 05:08 AM