The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has started an investigation into allegations of money laundering against 549 people who got golden visas in Dubai.
A three-member inquiry committee consisting of deputy directors Ram Prasad Mondal, Md Ahsan Uddin and Md Ismail Hossain has been formed to investigate the allegations, ACC Public Relations Officer Muhammad Arif Sadek confirmed.
According to ACC sources, through money laundering, a large amount of capital was smuggled to different banks including Switch Bank by the 549 Bangladeshis. Later it was transferred to Dubai and allegedly used to purchase 172 properties under the golden visa facility of the United Arab Emirates authorities.
On January 12, Advocate Subir Nandi filed the writ petition attaching a report published on a national daily.
According to the report, a huge amount of money has been transferred to Dubai from different parts of the globe including Bangladesh.
Based on a report of the US-based Centre for Advanced Defense Studies, the EU Tax Observatory said 549 Bangladeshis have purchased 972 properties in Dubai till 2020, concealing the information in their own country.
Bangladeshis have purchased the properties worth approximately one billion dollars during this period, making them one of the top buyers in the real estate sector of Dubai, according to the report.
Experts believe that huge amounts of money are being transferred due to the lack of effective and strong measures to stop money laundering, it said.
