BD, Bhutan ink MoU on anti-money laundering
Thursday, 17 July 2014
An MoU was signed between Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) and the Financial Intelligence Unit of Bhutan to exchange information relating to money laundering and terrorist financing Wednesday in Macau. Both the countries can take action more actively and effectively against money laundering and terrorist financing by signing this MoU. The MoU has been signed by Ms. Eden Dema, Deputy Governor, Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan and M. Mahfuzur Rahman, Deputy Head, Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit and Executive Director, Bangladesh Bank on behalf of their respective entities. Both of them are attending The 17th Annual Meeting of The Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering being held in Macau, China. In the MoU signing ceremony Dr. Aslam Alam, Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Ferdous Khan, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister were present. Moreover, M H Salahuddin, Director General, Anti Corruption Commission, S M Hafizur Rahman, Additional DIG, Bangladesh Police (CID), Kazi Arifuzzaman, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and on behalf of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit Deboproshad Debnath, General Manager and Mohammad Abdur Rab, Deputy Director of Bangladesh Bank were also present, according to a BB statement.