money laundering
Will the government touch the ‘untouchables’?
The default-loan narrative has smeared our otherwise powerful story of graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status.
BASIC Bank loan scams: ‘A drama is all we’re watching’
The High Court yesterday expressed disappointment at the embezzlement of large amounts of money from the state-run Basic Bank and the Anti-Corruption Commission’s failure to press charges in any of the 56 cases filed over the bank’s loan scams in the last seven years.
Will the government touch the ‘untouchables’?
The default-loan narrative has smeared our otherwise powerful story of graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status.
Money laundering: Charges pressed against 5 former NSU trustees
The Anti-Corruption Commission has pressed charges against nine people, including five former members of the board of trustees of North South University for laundering around Tk 304 crore.
Money laundering: Samrat's bail extended till Nov 8
A Dhaka court today (October 20, 2022) extended bail of expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat until November 8 in a case filed for laundering around Tk 222 crore and channeling it to casinos in Singapore and Malaysia between 2011 and 2018.
Banking sector holding the economy hostage
Comprehensive reforms needed to boost investment, sustain growth
Kolkata court extends judicial custody of PK Halder, 5 associates
A special court in Kolkata that deals with money laundering cases today (September 22, 2022) extended the judicial custody of Bangladeshi national and former NRB Bank MD PK Halder and five of his associates till November 17.
What's so wrong with hundi?
The central bank’s deviation from the policy commitment is the main reason why hundi-makers mushroomed at home and abroad.
Tk 2,000cr laundering case: Key suspects cleared of wrongdoing
As members of a powerful syndicate, they allegedly manipulated tenders left and right and took cuts from numerous contracts across government offices in Faridpur.
Sisters, who were PK Halder’s associates, arrested while trying to flee Bangladesh
Rapid Action Battalion have arrested two associates of former NRB Global Bank Managing Director (MD) PK Halder, as they were attempting to flee the country.
Curbing money laundering through AI
East India Company colonised Bengal in 1757 when India’s contribution to the world’s GDP was about 27 per cent and Bengal (Suba-E-Bengal) was one of the wealthiest places on Earth.