ACC letter to 11 countries seeking assets of Masood Biswas of BFIU
October 3, 20242 Mins Read
Jumbangla Desk: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has started investigating corruption allegations against former head of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) Masud Biswas.
As a part of this, the organization has written to 11 countries including the United States and Canada to collect information on assets. At the same time, the ACC has applied for a ban on his foreign travel.
Today (October 3), ACC Public Relations Officer Aktarul Islam told the media that the commission has sent letters to 11 countries including the United States and Canada as part of the investigation into the assets of the former Bangladesh Bank official.
Masud Biswas is being investigated for abuse of power, accepting bribes and misappropriation of money through various irregularities and corruption to acquire assets beyond known income.
During investigation, it is known that he is trying to leave the country and flee to another country. In this situation, it has been requested to take necessary effective measures so that he cannot escape abroad.
According to the complaint, Masud Biswas has become the owner of huge wealth through abuse of power and corruption since assuming office. There are direct charges of money laundering against him.
According to the ACC, Masood Biswas smuggled crores of rupees from Islami Bank in connivance with Saiful Alam, Chairman of S Alam Group.
Along with that, he acquired a huge amount of wealth by concealing the case of money laundering of Zeenat Enterprises in exchange of bribes including money laundering abroad with unethical benefits from Abdul Qadir Mollah's Thermex Group.