The government is investigating the alleged money-laundering by the members of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s family.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina revealed the information on Wednesday while replying to a supplementary question of Jatiya Party MP Fakhrul Imam during PM’s question-answer session in parliament, reports UNB.
The lawmaker raised the question citing the GIN report that published on the siphoning off money.
“An investigation is on…we also have a system to investigate the money-laundering cases through a section under the Bangladesh Bank. The investigation is going on there. We will take appropriate measures after scrutinising the facts through the investigation,” she said.
The Prime Minister said the government already brought back some of the money siphoned off by Khaleda’s youngest son Arafat Rahman Koko.
This was the first time in Bangladesh history that siphoned off money was brought back,” she told the House.
“During the BNP-Jamaat tenure, the socioeconomic status of people had downgraded as there was no development in the country. Those who looted the money of people will surely face the appropriate action,” she said.
