Staff Reporter :
The High Court on Wednesday concluded the hearing on a writ petition seeking directive upon the respondents to take appropriate steps for bringing back the laundered money from foreign banks including the Swiss banks by various Bangladeshi individuals and organizations.
The court also fixed Thursday (today) to pass order on the petition.
The HC bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Mohi Uddin Shamim passed the order
after holding hearing on the petition. Petitioner lawyers Barrister Abdul Kaiyum Khan and Advocate Subir Nandi Das appeared before the court in support of the petition, while deputy attorney general AKM Amin Uddin Manik appeared for the state and advocate Khurshid Alam Khan represented the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
The petition was filed on February 1 this year with the HC seeking its directive upon the respondents to take appropriate steps for bringing back the laundered money from foreign banks including the Swiss banks.
In the petition they prayed to the court to issue a ruling upon the respondents to explain as to why their inaction and failure to bring back the laundered money from foreign banks including the Swiss banks should not be declared illegal.
But during yesterday’s hearing the HC bench didn’t agree to pass such order as same ruling has been issued already by the court. The court suggested the petitioner to merge their petition with the court’s earlier proceedings.
The petitioners at the same time prayed to the court to issue a directive for the formulation of a special committee to monitor and control the money laundering and terrorism financing of Bangladeshi nationals.
Finance secretary, prime minister office secretary, attorney general, commerce secretary, foreign secretary, home secretary, law secretary, Anti-Corruption Commission, Bangladesh Bank governor and inspector general of police, among others, have been made respondents in the petition.
The High Court on Wednesday concluded the hearing on a writ petition seeking directive upon the respondents to take appropriate steps for bringing back the laundered money from foreign banks including the Swiss banks by various Bangladeshi individuals and organizations.
The court also fixed Thursday (today) to pass order on the petition.
The HC bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Mohi Uddin Shamim passed the order
after holding hearing on the petition. Petitioner lawyers Barrister Abdul Kaiyum Khan and Advocate Subir Nandi Das appeared before the court in support of the petition, while deputy attorney general AKM Amin Uddin Manik appeared for the state and advocate Khurshid Alam Khan represented the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
The petition was filed on February 1 this year with the HC seeking its directive upon the respondents to take appropriate steps for bringing back the laundered money from foreign banks including the Swiss banks.
In the petition they prayed to the court to issue a ruling upon the respondents to explain as to why their inaction and failure to bring back the laundered money from foreign banks including the Swiss banks should not be declared illegal.
But during yesterday’s hearing the HC bench didn’t agree to pass such order as same ruling has been issued already by the court. The court suggested the petitioner to merge their petition with the court’s earlier proceedings.
The petitioners at the same time prayed to the court to issue a directive for the formulation of a special committee to monitor and control the money laundering and terrorism financing of Bangladeshi nationals.
Finance secretary, prime minister office secretary, attorney general, commerce secretary, foreign secretary, home secretary, law secretary, Anti-Corruption Commission, Bangladesh Bank governor and inspector general of police, among others, have been made respondents in the petition.
