The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday filed a case against former foreign minister M Morshed Khan and two of his family members on charges of laundering over US$41.2m to Hong Kong.
ACC Deputy Director M Moniruzzaman Khan filed the case with Gulshan police station against M Morshed Khan, his wife Nasrin Khan, and their son Faisal Morshed Khan, ACC Public Relations Officer Pranab Kumer Bhattacharya told reporters.
According to the case statement, Morshed Khan and his family members had siphoned off US$39.5m and HKD$13.6m to Hong Kong during 2004-2011, through seven bank accounts at Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong.
The three accused did not seek any approval from the Bangladesh Bank while opening the bank accounts and transacting money in Hong Kong.
In addition, they did not inform the central bank of their assets and cash abroad.
“The accused three have kept foreign money in an international bank without Bangladesh Bank’s consent because of their ill intention to conceal wealth, that is an offense under the Money Laundering Prevention Act 2009 and the Money Laundering Prevention Act 2012,” the case statement added.
The ACC in 2009 sent a Mutual Legal Assistant Request to Hong Kong, seeking information on the account. After receiving the information and analysing it, the ACC found Morshed Khan and his family members guilty, the statement said.
