2024-09-12 11:42:37
Published: 22:05, 10 September 2024 Updated: 22:13, 10 September 2024
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) will assist the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in recovering money laundered abroad.
A five-member delegation led by UNODC South Asia Regional Chief Marco Teixeira made the pledge in a meeting with ACC Chairman Mohammad Moinuddin Abdullah on Tuesday (September 10).
The meeting was held at the ACC head office at Segunbagicha in the capital Dhaka.
The meeting was briefed by the UNODC delegation on the overall activities of the ACC. At the same time, the capacity building of the commission, especially in preventing money laundering and recovery of laundered money, is sought. Later, the UNODC representatives promised full cooperation to the ACC to bring the money back to Bangladesh.
At this time ACC Commissioner said. Zahurul Haque, deleted. Achia Khatun, ACC Director General (Prevention) said. Akhter Hussain and Director (Money Laundering) Ghulam Shahriar Chowdhury and other representatives of UNODC were present including Program Officers of the Global Marine Crime Program Philip Rames, Shah Nahian and Tasneem Binte Karim.
Earlier, on July 31 last year, these representatives met the ACC Chairman and assured support in the Commission’s activities.
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