Customs Intelligence recommends suing ex-UNDP country director

The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) has recommended bringing tax evasion and money laundering charges against Stefan Priesner, a former UNDP Bangladesh country director. Priesner sold his car, imported under duty-free facilities, to one of his colleagues before leaving for Uzbekistan, where he is serving as a UNDP resident president. He worked in Bangladesh between 2008 and 2012. “Priesner sold his duty-free car without completing the duty-related formalities and transferred the money outside Bangladesh through a foreign Bank, which is tantamount to money laundering,” CIID Director General Dr Moinul Khan said. The CIID submitted its reports to the National Board of Revenues (NBR) on Wednesday. “We recommended filing a case against him,” Moinul added. “Documents relating to the allegation and case will be sent to UNDP headquarters recommending disciplinary action against him,” the CIID director general added.