Financial Intelligence Unit of Bangladesh Bank and Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding to fight against money laundering.
The BB and the ACC officials signed the MoU at the central bank headquarters in the capital in presence of BB governor Atiur Rahman and ACC chairman Mohammad Badiuzzaman,
a central bank press release said.
The BB press release said that the FIU and the ACC would henceforth exchange documents and information to fight the money
laundering.
The latest MoU between the FIU and the ACC would intensify the efforts to tackle the money laundering, it said.
Speaking on the occasion, BB governor Atiur Rahman urged officials of the two organisations to play effective role in implementing the MoU.
He said, ‘We have to work uninterruptedly to build a country fee from crimes’.
ACC chairman Badiuzzaman thanked the BB for extending cooperation in fighting financial crimes.
Although the ACC and the BFIU have long been working together, this is for the first time they have signed a MoU.
The ACC director general MH Salehuddin and operational head of the FIU Debprasad Debnath signed the MoU on behalf of their respective organisations.
-With New Age input
