Anti-Corruption Commission chairman Iqbal Mahmud has said that the organizations, including the Anti-Corruption Commission, have become 'weak' in the fight against money laundering.
He said, besides the ACC, NBR, CID of police and Bangladesh Bank can investigate the case of money laundering. But due to the restriction of money control laws, these institutions could not take action against the people involved in filing or money laundering.On the occasion of the Prevention of Corruption Week, the Media Award distribution ceremony was held in the presence of State Minister for Finance MA Mannan at the ACC office on Wednesday.Earlier, the overall responsibility of investigating the case of money-laundering was on the ACC. In any case, if ACC entrusted any other agency, then they could have argued in this investigation. The legislation was amended in 2015 to make ACC more effective and to combat currency trafficking.It is said that if there is a case of bribery and corruption related money laundering, the ACC will have the responsibility of investigating it. In case of other offenses, the concerned agencies (police, NBR or Directorate of Narcotics Control) will take the responsibility to investigate. There will also be opportunities for joint investigation.




