July 04, 2026
The proposal aims to draw cash into banks and help ease the budget deficit
Senior UML leader and former finance minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel has been taken into custody on money laundering allegations.
The anti-graft watchdog says the move would legitimise corruption and weaken accountability
The order follows Bangladesh’s request under mutual legal assistance procedures
The allegations say it took $20-30bn abroad over 55 years by making the company appear to be registered in Bangladesh through “forged documents”
He flags hidden cash transactions as major threat to revenue collection
He pins the fund drain at banks on money laundering, loan fraud and collusion
The allegations include stock rigging, money laundering, and illegal gains over Tk 2.56 billion
