Workshop on anti-money laundering held in Ctg

CHITTAGONG, Feb 27: Janata Bank Training Institute, Dhaka has recently organised a two-day workshop on prevention of money laundering and terror financing in Chittagong.
General Manager of Janata Bank Chittagong divisional office Abu Naser Chowdhury attended the inaugural session of the workshop as the chief guest.
Assistant General Manager of the Training Institute Md Ismail, Joint Director of Bangladesh Bank Ashim Kumar Chowdhury and its Deputy Director Soyaib Chowdhury addressed the function as resource persons.
Mr. Naser Chowdhury detailed the present context on prevention of financing in money laundering and terrorism. All kinds of abnormal transactions and illegal transfer of money should be stopped. He warned all officials and employees of the Janata Bank branches against abnormal transactions and illegal transfer of money.
Mr Chowdhury said the people involved in money laundering resort to different illicit tactics to use the banks and financial institutions in their illegal activities.
All the officers and employees of the bank should follow Anti-Money Laundering Act 2012 and Anti-Terrorism Act 2009 properly, he said asking them to follow the rules strictly in handling suspicious transactions.
Some 80 officers and branch managers of the bank took part in the workshop.