Recovered money to be returned

Bangladesh Bank is set to return the money, which was reported to have been siphoned off, deposited with the bank during the massive anti-corruption drive as the government initiated a process in this regard.
“We have been asked to do so,” BB Governor Salehuddin told reporters, replying to a question after the bankers' meeting held at the central bank yesterday.
He said: “Bangladesh Bank has nothing to do in this regard. We will give the money back if the government wants.”
Reportedly, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has requested the central bank to give the money back so they could adjust the money against due VAT and taxes of the people who deposited the money with the bank.
Finance Adviser Mirza Azizul Islam in his budget speech said Tk 1,219 crore has been deposited with the central bank against siphoned off money.