TDS Desk:

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has so far sent 71 Mutual Legal Assistance Requests (MLARs) to return the money laundered abroad. Out of these, answered received from 27 MLARs.

The European Union (EU) delegation held a meeting with the ACC officials on Tuesday (October 1). At the end of the meeting, ACC Director General (DG) Md. Akhter Hossain informed this.

In the meeting, the EU delegation assured the cooperation of the ACC in recovering the money laundered.

EU delegation states that the meeting discussed how the ACC will cooperate in recovering the money laundered. At the same time, technical assistance to ACC was also discussed.

ACC DG Akhter Hossain said that money laundering and how to return the money have been discussed with the EU delegation. We have mentioned to them the names of the countries where the money is laundered.

He also said that money laundering is more common from Bangladesh to America, Canada, Switzerland, Malaysia, and Singapore. ACC sent 71 letters seeking information on money laundering and received only 27 responses. The meeting discussed how the ACC can get assistance to bring back the money that has been smuggled.

Since the Interim Government took over, the ACC has started a vigorous effort to recover the money laundered during the Hasina regime. In the meantime, the agency has met with the FBI, the World Bank, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).