SANGSAD BHABAN, Feb 14, 2024 (BSS) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today told the Parliament that inflation will be eased soon as the government has taken various measures to curb it. She observed that this has had a significant impact on inflation, subsidy expenditure, balance of trade, foreign exchange reserves and exchange rates. To this end, she also said that a strategic paper on the recovery of laundered money has been prepared. Sheikh Hasina said that money laundering through “hundi” or any other means is investigated by Criminal Investigation Department (CID) . According to the concept paper, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority under the Ministry of Shipping will excavate 178 rivers, while Water Development Board will excavate 313 rivers, she told the parliament.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha February 14, 2024 14:40 UTC