An owner of two of Bangladesh's leading newspapers has received a substantial amount of money from scam-tainted Hall-Mark Group founder Tanvir Mahmud and his wife Jesmin Islam, reports bdnews24.com.
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has started investigation into this money transfer on the basis of a detailed report filed by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of Bangladesh Bank (BB).
The report indicates that Tanvir Mahmud and his wife Jesmin Islam (Hall-Mark's chairperson) have transferred more than Tk 165 million into the account of Transcom Group Director Saifur Rahman.
Transcom, however, says the payments were received after sale of some land to the Hall-Mark Group.
Its Legal Division chief Mohammad Fakhruzzaman called the news agency to provide its version on the fund transfer.
"Saifur Rahman inherited some lands near the Hall-Mark Group office. We have sold lands to them and the funds came from those sales. We have the registered deed as well as the sales deed," he told the news agency.
"If the Bangladesh Bank report is compared with Saifur Rahman's tax files, then it would be clear why and how the transactions took place," said Fakhruzzaman.
ACC probing Hall-Mark money in Transcom
FE Team | Published: October 09, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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