Kamal finds nothing wrong with Islami Bank money

The government is taking Tk 10 billion from Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited for the Padma bridge project. Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal sees no problem with taking money from an institution that is operating as a legitimate bank.
The minister told bdnews24.com Tuesday in an interview he had chosen to ignore the controversy surrounding the bank.
“We have to move forward. There will be no development in this country if we’re held down by every other controversy.”
“Islami Bank has a successful banking operation in this country. No one has any problem with that.
“It seems unacceptable to me that they would have a problem with the bank investing in the Padma bridge,” he said.
 “I have asked the Islami Bank chairman for Tk 10 billion for the Padma bridge. He has promised me the bank will invest this money in the project,” he told bdnews24.com in the interview.