ACC boss passing busy day in Washington

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)’s Chairman M Badiuzzaman passed a busy day in the United States on Thursday (US eastern standard time). The ACC chief arrived in the capital of the USA last week to hold meetings with attorney general, lawyers and economic crime specialists on various issues including bringing back the money that were siphoned off by launderers during the tenure of the regime of 2001-2006, the caretaker government of October 28, 2006, to January 11, 2007, and the military-backed caretaker regime of 2007-08. ACC sources said Badiuzzaman reached London last week from where he flew to Washington DC. Meanwhile, ACC Commissioner (investigation) Dr Nasir Uddin also went to London on Monday to attend the ‘International Growth Conference’ and will hold meetings with the lawyers who are well versed in money laundering laws. Hundreds of millions of Taka were laundered in Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, USA and in various islands of UK during the tenures of last three regimes, the sources said. They said Commissioner Nasir Uddin will return home tomorrow (Sept 27) while Chairman Badiuzzaman on Oct 1, according to a news agency.