BFIU, BAJUS to combat gold smuggling, money laundering in joint efforts: Anvir

Bangladesh Jeweller’s Association (BAJUS) and Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) are committed to preventing gold smuggling and money laundering in joint efforts, BAJUS president Sayem Sobhan Anvir has said.

He made the remarks after attending a meeting of BFIU and BAJUS representatives organised by Bangladesh Bank (BB) in the capital on Thursday.   

The meeting was attended by a 13-member BAJUS delegation led by Sayem Sobhan Anvir, deputy chief and other high-ups of BFIU, with BFIU head Md Masud Biswas in the chair.

BAJUS general secretary Dilip Kumar Agarwala and its former president Enamul Haque Dolon said none of the jewellery trade body is involved in gold smuggling but action will be taken if anyone is found to do so.

Highlighting BFIU’s role as the central financial intelligence unit in preventing money laundering, BFIU head Masud Biswas said, “The government of Bangladesh has a strong stance in tackling global problems like money laundering and terrorist financing”.  

“The government has adopted a zero tolerance policy to combat corruption, money laundering, terrorism and terrorist financing,” he added.

At the meeting, BAJUS placed a seven-point proposal to prevent gold smuggling.

SOURCE : কালের কণ্ঠ