The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Dhaka

The government has repatriated about Taka 1,219 crore from its anti-corruption drive, said adviser for Finance and Planning Dr AB Mirza Azizul Islam in his budget speech on Monday. He said the amount has been deposited to the government exchequer. Mentioning the promulgation of the Money Laundering Prevention Ordinance, 2008 to prevent transfer of illegal money, the adviser said the Anti-Terrorism Ordinance, 2008 also obtained approval of the government.

The initiatives would contribute towards facilitating international co-operation in recovering the money illegally transferred to foreign countries, he said.

The adviser said a national level committee headed by the law adviser and an inter-agency task force headed by the governor of Bangladesh Bank have been working to retrieve the illegally transferred money abroad.