Prime Minister Tarique Rahman informed the National Parliament that Bangladesh is in the process of signing agreements with seven countries to recover an estimated 234 billion US dollars allegedly laundered abroad during the previous Awami League government. He said the government is strengthening information exchange, asset identification, and mutual legal assistance with the concerned nations to retrieve the funds.
According to the Prime Minister, ten countries have been identified as destinations for the laundered money, including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong-China. Agreements with Malaysia, Hong Kong, and the UAE have already received consent, while deals with the remaining seven are under process. A task force led by the Bangladesh Bank governor is overseeing recovery efforts, with 11 joint investigation teams working on priority cases.
Rahman added that assets worth about 704.46 billion taka have been seized domestically and abroad, and 141 cases have been filed, with six verdicts delivered so far. The government has prioritized asset recovery as part of its broader anti-corruption and anti-money laundering strategy.
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