The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has quizzed former foreign minister M Morshed Khan and his son in a money laundering case filed in 2013.
ACC Public Relations Officer Pranab Kumer Bhattacharya told the Dhaka Tribune: “ACC Deputy Director and Investigation Officer of the case, Mir Zanul Abidin Siddiq quizzed Morshed and his son Faisal Morshed Khan in the money laundering case.”
ACC Deputy Director M Moniruzzaman Khan filed the case against the former foreign minister and two of his family members on charges of laundering over US$41.2m to Hong Kong.
According to the case statement, Morshed Khan and his family members had siphoned 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 take any approval from Bangladesh Bank while opening the bank accounts and transacting money to Hong Kong. In addition, they did not inform the central bank about their property/money abroad.
