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Kuwait central bank asked to freeze Tk 140cr of Bangladeshi MP
Staff Correspondent | Published: 14:02, Jun 21,2020
A file photo of Shahid Islam
The public prosecutor in Kuwait City contacted the Central Bank of the country to freeze the bank accounts of detained Bangladesh lawmaker Mohammad Shahid Islam, and his company, reports the Arab Times.
Informed sources told the newspaper the financial balance of the company of Shahid amounted to about 5 million dinars, which is about Tk 140 crore, including 3 million dinars or about Tk 83 crore, as the company’s capital.
The prosecution had contacted the bank to freeze the accounts so that the company could not withdraw as they had become suspicious and would be required to recover from it if the charges were proven before the courts, it said.
Kuwait’s Criminal Investigation Department detained Bangladeshi lawmaker Mohammad Shahid Islam in Kuwait on June 7 on charges of human trafficking and money laundering.
Kuwait central bank asked to freeze Tk 140cr of Bangladeshi MP
Staff Correspondent | Published: 14:02, Jun 21,2020
A file photo of Shahid Islam
The public prosecutor in Kuwait City contacted the Central Bank of the country to freeze the bank accounts of detained Bangladesh lawmaker Mohammad Shahid Islam, and his company, reports the Arab Times.
Informed sources told the newspaper the financial balance of the company of Shahid amounted to about 5 million dinars, which is about Tk 140 crore, including 3 million dinars or about Tk 83 crore, as the company’s capital.
The prosecution had contacted the bank to freeze the accounts so that the company could not withdraw as they had become suspicious and would be required to recover from it if the charges were proven before the courts, it said.
Kuwait’s Criminal Investigation Department detained Bangladeshi lawmaker Mohammad Shahid Islam in Kuwait on June 7 on charges of human trafficking and money laundering.
