The High Court (HC) on Sunday directed the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police to submit reports by March 6 on the progress of investigation into the allegations of money laundering against the Bangladeshi nationals.
The names of these Bangladeshi nationals were leaked in the Panama Papers and Paradise Papers.
The court also asked the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) to submit a list of Bangladeshi individuals and entities, who deposited money in the foreign banks including Swiss banks, to it during the same period.
The HC bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman passed the order after hearing a writ petition and a suo moto (voluntary move) rule involving this issue.
Lawyers Abdul Kaium Khan and Subir Nandi Das appeared as the writ petitioners while lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan argued for the ACC and Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin Manik represented the state during the hearing.
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