UNB, Dhaka :
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has voiced concern over the names of Bangladeshis revealed in Panama Papers that published on the website of International Consortium for Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) on Monday.
Terming the Panama Papers leak an example of pro-corruption scenario in national and international banking sectors, the anti-graft agency urged the government to take stern action against the Bangladeshi citizens involved in money-laundering and named in Panama Papers. “There’s no specific information about the people named in Panama Papers yet. But…against the backdrop
of some recent international reports that reveal money is alarmingly being siphoned off, we urge the government to take steps to bring back the money through the Bangladesh Bank, Anti Corruption Commission, National Board of Revenue and Attorney General’s Office,” TIB executive director Dr Iftekharuzzaman said in a statement on Tuesday.
He demanded that those involved in the money-laundering be punished. Since Bangladesh is a signatory to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), it can take the opportunity of this legal instrument to bring back the money through bilateral negotiations with the countries concerned, and legal and technical assistances, the TIB chief said.
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has voiced concern over the names of Bangladeshis revealed in Panama Papers that published on the website of International Consortium for Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) on Monday.
Terming the Panama Papers leak an example of pro-corruption scenario in national and international banking sectors, the anti-graft agency urged the government to take stern action against the Bangladeshi citizens involved in money-laundering and named in Panama Papers. “There’s no specific information about the people named in Panama Papers yet. But…against the backdrop
of some recent international reports that reveal money is alarmingly being siphoned off, we urge the government to take steps to bring back the money through the Bangladesh Bank, Anti Corruption Commission, National Board of Revenue and Attorney General’s Office,” TIB executive director Dr Iftekharuzzaman said in a statement on Tuesday.
He demanded that those involved in the money-laundering be punished. Since Bangladesh is a signatory to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), it can take the opportunity of this legal instrument to bring back the money through bilateral negotiations with the countries concerned, and legal and technical assistances, the TIB chief said.
