The names of three more Bangladeshis have been revealed by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) in the Pandora Papers.
ICIJ on Tuesday published the final batch of the Pandora Papers data on beneficial owners, shareholders, directors and other types of officers from more than 9,000 offshore companies, foundations and trusts.
Two of the three Bangladeshis, S Hedayet Ullah and S Rumi Saifullah, invested in Transglobal Consulting in Hong Kong, while Shaheda Begum Shanti invested in an offshore company named Jas Limited, according to ICIJ.
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It said Hedayet and Rumi are residents of Dhaka’s Baridhara DOHS and Shanti lives in the Shahjalal area of Sylhet.
Earlier, eight other Bangladeshis were named in the Pandora Papers in two batches.
Russia, the United Kingdom, Argentina, China, Brazil, Ukraine and Venezuela are among the countries with the largest number of beneficial owners hidden behind offshore entities in the Pandora Papers.
ICIJ said it believes that providing this data to all for free helps shine light on the offshore economy and, in many cases, the damage it causes.
It said there are legitimate uses for offshore companies, trusts and foundations, and the presence of a person’s or a company’s name is not intended to suggest or imply that they have engaged in illegal or improper conduct.
