The High Court on Tuesday expressed its resentment against the negligence of three government bodies in informing the court about the steps taken over the alleged money laundering by the e-commerce platforms.
While hearing three writ petitions filed over e-commerce scams, the High Court bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman said, “The government sides won't respond even after the notice is issued, is it possible?”
Earlier, HC asked the Ministry of Commerce, National Board of Revenue (NBR) and Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) to submit separate reports on alleged money laundering by the e-commerce platforms by Nov 8.
However, the three government bodies did not respond to the court order, HC said during the hearing on Tuesday.
“Mr DAG (Deputy Attorney General Bepul Bagmar), take these issues seriously and inform the attorney general about it. We will not tolerate this type of activity,” the HC bench warned.
The court, however, extended the time until Nov 23 for the three state bodies to submit reports over the court queries regarding e-commerce scams.
DAG Bepul Bagmar later said that NBR has informed him that it is yet to receive the HC order.
Lawyers Mohammad Shishir Manir, Md Anwarul Islam and Pallob Kabir M Humaun appeared before the court on behalf of the petitioners, while Deputy Attorney General Bepul Bagmar represented the state.