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Bangladesh has finally secured membership of the Egmont group, a global body of 131 member nations to combat money laundering, financing of terrorism and other financial crimes.
Bangladesh will be the 132nd member of this group.
No financial criminal, no corrupt person laundering ill gotten wealth abroad can get away from our dragnet, said Bangladesh Banks governor Atiur Rahman.
Other senior officials of the Bank flanked him at the press conference.
Named after the Egmont Arenberg Palace at Brussels where it was established in 1995, the Egmont group consists of financial intelligence units of the central banks of 131 member nations.
The members regularly trade information on financial crimes like money laundering and share their expertise.
The membership of the Egmont Group may help Bangladesh track millions laundered and stashed away in banks abroad by its citizens.
Bangladeshs membership was approved at the annual convention of the Egmont Group at South Africas Sun City on 3 July.
Several Bangladesh Bank officials are now attending the Egmont Groups convention in Sun City.
We gain hugely by getting into the Egmont group. We can share sensitive information with member countries and track down our financial criminals, said Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman.
None of these criminals can now expect to get away.
He said Bangladesh applied for membership in 2008 but the delay was
because some changes were needed in our anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism legislation.
source: Bangladesh in Egmont group - bdnews24.com
Bangladesh will be the 132nd member of this group.
No financial criminal, no corrupt person laundering ill gotten wealth abroad can get away from our dragnet, said Bangladesh Banks governor Atiur Rahman.
Other senior officials of the Bank flanked him at the press conference.
Named after the Egmont Arenberg Palace at Brussels where it was established in 1995, the Egmont group consists of financial intelligence units of the central banks of 131 member nations.
The members regularly trade information on financial crimes like money laundering and share their expertise.
The membership of the Egmont Group may help Bangladesh track millions laundered and stashed away in banks abroad by its citizens.
Bangladeshs membership was approved at the annual convention of the Egmont Group at South Africas Sun City on 3 July.
Several Bangladesh Bank officials are now attending the Egmont Groups convention in Sun City.
We gain hugely by getting into the Egmont group. We can share sensitive information with member countries and track down our financial criminals, said Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman.
None of these criminals can now expect to get away.
He said Bangladesh applied for membership in 2008 but the delay was
because some changes were needed in our anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism legislation.
source: Bangladesh in Egmont group - bdnews24.com
only idiots get caught money transferring
