Staff Reporter :
The High Court on Sunday emphasised the need for co-operation from all in order to eradicate corruption and money laundering from Bangladesh.
The court has also observed that it is not possible for one institution to remove corruption from the country. Judges, lawyers, journalists, politicians and civil society members should work together to make Bangladesh a corruption free country.
It is the duty of government service holders to protect the public properties and the Constitution has determined their functions, added the High Court.
The High Court Bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice AKM Zahirul Huq made the observations during the hearing on separate rules issued over taking action against the Bangladeshi nationals who purchased homes and properties in foreign countries through money laundering.
Earlier in the day the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) submitted a report in the court complying with its earlier order.
In the report the ACC listed 29 individuals whose names came into the Paradise Papers and 14 other individuals whose names came into the Panama Papers as money launderers.
Paradise papers named individuals are Abdul Awal Mintu, Nasreen Fatema Awal, Tabith Awal, Tafsir Awal, Tazwar Md Awal, Moghol Farida, Shahid Ullah, Chowdhury Faisal, Ahmad Samir, Brother and partners asset management Bangladesh ltd.
The list had the names of Musa Bin Shamser, Fazle Elahi, KH Asadul Islam, Zulfiqure Ahmed, Tajul Islam Tajul, Mohammad Malek, Shahnaz Huda Razzak, Imran Rahman, Mohammad A Awal, Eric Jonson Andres Wilson.
It also cited the names of Farhan Yakubur Rahman, Tajul Islam, Aman Ullah Chagla, Mohammad Atikuzzaman, Mohammad Rezaul Hoque, Mohammad Kamal Bhuiyan, Mastaba Rahman, Farooq Palwan and Mahmud Hossain.
Panama papers named individuals are Faisal Ahmed Chowdhury, Umme Rubana, Mahtab Uddin Chowdhury, Ajmat Moin, Salma Hoque, SM Jobaidul Hoque, Dr Syed Sirajul Hoque and Dilip Kumar Modi.
The list also included the names of Sharif Zahir, Tariq Ikramul Hoque, Hasan Mahmud Raza, Khandaker Mainul Ahsan Shamim, Ahmed Ismail Hossain and Akhter Mahmud.
The ACC said in its report that they sought detail information from the Bangladesh Financial Intelligent Unit (BFIU), National Board of Revenue (NBR) and Foreign Ministry, but the organisations are yet to furnish any info over the asking.
The court fixed Monday for further hearing on the issue.
