DHAKA: Bangladeshi anti-money laundering investigators have ordered the nation’s massive banks to supply particulars of transactions regarding British anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq in an ongoing corruption probe, officers informed AFP.
Siddiq is the granddaughter of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled overseas final August after a student-led revolt in opposition to her iron fist.
The National Anti-Corruption Commission final month launched an investigation into alleged embezzlement of $5 billion by Hasina’s household linked to a Russian-financed nuclear energy plant.
Two Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) officers, chatting with AFP on situation of anonymity, confirmed that Bangladeshi banks had been instructed to supply all monetary paperwork regarding Siddiq.
A BFIU doc issued on Tuesday (8 January) and seen by AFP reveals that banks have been additionally informed to supply transaction data for Hasina, her son and daughter, Siddiq’s two brothers and his mom Sheikh Rehana.
The bribery allegations concern the $12.65 billion Rooppur nuclear energy plant, financed by Moscow with a 90% mortgage.
“The allegations of bribery, mismanagement, cash laundering and potential abuse of energy increase important considerations in regards to the integrity of the mission and using public funds,” the anti-corruption fee mentioned final month in saying the investigation.
