DHAKA: Alleging the ruling party men with laundering money into abroad including banks in Switzerland, BNP Joint secretary general Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said they must face trial someday. 

He was addressing a press conference at BNP Central party office in Nayapaltan Friday (June 30).

BNP organized the press conference in wake of a recent jump of Bangladeshi deposits in Swiss banks and some other issues. 

Rizvi said the ruling party men have laundered money into Swiss banks after looting here. 

“The Finance minister has said at the parliament that the condition of banking sector is very weak. As if the alarming red light is appearing to be switched on. The looted bank moneys have been laundered into Swiss banks”

“High-ups of the ruling party are involved in the money laundering. Otherwise, the Finance minister would not be seen helpless in taking action against them”, Rizvi added. 

The BNP leader further said that the government turned the country into a safeheaven for corruption since assuming the power forcefully.

He claimed that no single fair investigation was run in connection with the loan scams in BASIC Bank, Sonali Bank, Agroni Bank, Rupali Bank, Hallmark and share business.

“The government knows well that who are involved with those (irregularities). The people of the country know as well. The people will give someday a harsh reply to them who are laundering money into Swiss banks, establishing ‘Begum Palli’ (cluster homes) in Canada, second homes in Malaysia. Therefore, they (the ruling party men) fear the people.”    
However, Rizvi further said those are involved in laundering money into abroad including Swiss banks must face trial through fair investigation.

BDST: 1351 HRS, JUN 30, 2017
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