Staff Reporter :
The High Court on Thursday sought details including names, addresses and statuses of the officials of the Bangladesh Bank’s three departments. They were overseeing financial institutions and money laundering matters from 2008 to 2020.
The High Court Bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Mohi Uddin Shamim passed the order after holding hearing on a Suo Moto (voluntary move) ruling issued in this regard.
The court also asked the Bangladesh Bank governor and other respondents to inquire if the officials of that period were responsible for the bankruptcy of the financial institutions of the country and to submit a report on February 15 this year.
The court said, “Whether the officials of the concerned departments were able to identify the long-term money laundering process during this period, whether they were involved, whether they reported it to the relevant authorities, or whether they fueled or co-operated in this money laundering cases, we want to know.”
The court also said, “Such a big event will happen, but they will not know anything, it cannot be happened. They must be accountable to the people of the country. They are the public servants. They have to be accountable to the people.”
Meanwhile, the court has rejected a petition filed by Md Asaduzzaman Khan, provisional liquidator of the People’s Leasing and Financial Services Limited and also deputy general manager of the Bangladesh Bank to become a party in the case.
Advocate Khurshid Alam Khan took part in the hearing on behalf of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), while Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin Manik represented the state and Barrister Khan Mohammad Shameem Aziz appeared for the Bangladesh Bank.
In a Suo Moto move, the High Court on November 19 last year wanted to know from the respondents what steps have been taken to bring back Proshanta Kumar Halder, popularly known as PK Halder, to the country and to arrest him.
Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), secretary of the home ministry and deputy commissioner of Dhaka were asked to comply with the queries within 10 days.
The court also issued a rule over the issue asking the respondents to explain in 10 days as to why they should not be directed to take proper initiatives to bring back PK Halder and to arrest him.
The HC Bench observed that PK Halder fled the country after misappropriating thousands of crores of taka but he was not arrested— “as if he is showing thumbs to the people, which is not acceptable”. Nobody, including PK Halder, is above the law, the HC said on that day.
In continuation of that order, the case came to the cause-list of the High Court Bench on Thursday for order.
The High Court on Thursday sought details including names, addresses and statuses of the officials of the Bangladesh Bank’s three departments. They were overseeing financial institutions and money laundering matters from 2008 to 2020.
The High Court Bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Mohi Uddin Shamim passed the order after holding hearing on a Suo Moto (voluntary move) ruling issued in this regard.
The court also asked the Bangladesh Bank governor and other respondents to inquire if the officials of that period were responsible for the bankruptcy of the financial institutions of the country and to submit a report on February 15 this year.
The court said, “Whether the officials of the concerned departments were able to identify the long-term money laundering process during this period, whether they were involved, whether they reported it to the relevant authorities, or whether they fueled or co-operated in this money laundering cases, we want to know.”
The court also said, “Such a big event will happen, but they will not know anything, it cannot be happened. They must be accountable to the people of the country. They are the public servants. They have to be accountable to the people.”
Meanwhile, the court has rejected a petition filed by Md Asaduzzaman Khan, provisional liquidator of the People’s Leasing and Financial Services Limited and also deputy general manager of the Bangladesh Bank to become a party in the case.
Advocate Khurshid Alam Khan took part in the hearing on behalf of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), while Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin Manik represented the state and Barrister Khan Mohammad Shameem Aziz appeared for the Bangladesh Bank.
In a Suo Moto move, the High Court on November 19 last year wanted to know from the respondents what steps have been taken to bring back Proshanta Kumar Halder, popularly known as PK Halder, to the country and to arrest him.
Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), secretary of the home ministry and deputy commissioner of Dhaka were asked to comply with the queries within 10 days.
The court also issued a rule over the issue asking the respondents to explain in 10 days as to why they should not be directed to take proper initiatives to bring back PK Halder and to arrest him.
The HC Bench observed that PK Halder fled the country after misappropriating thousands of crores of taka but he was not arrested— “as if he is showing thumbs to the people, which is not acceptable”. Nobody, including PK Halder, is above the law, the HC said on that day.
In continuation of that order, the case came to the cause-list of the High Court Bench on Thursday for order.
