The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) of the central bank submitted a report on some 10 individuals or entities, named in Panama Papers and Paradise Papers, to the High Court on Wednesday. The BFUI prepared the report based on their initial investigation and information from the financial intelligence units (FIUs) of different other countries. One of the lists comprises the names of 43 Bangladeshi individuals or entities published in Panama Papers and another list of 26 Bangladeshi individuals or entities published in Paradise Papers on the basis of media reports. Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin Manik submitted the report on behalf of the BFIU. The High court on December 6, 2020 ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the BFIU to submit separate reports to the court by January 9.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 27, 2022 00:05 UTC