Bangladesh Bank has suspended 100 letters of credit (L/Cs) for over-invoicing, according to the central bank’s governor, Abdur Rouf Talukder. The suspensions are part of the bank’s efforts to prevent trade-based money-laundering (TBML) via mis-invoicing and preserve foreign exchange reserves… Read More ›
Traders and investors in Bangladesh found guilty of misdeclaration of exports, imports and investments abroad will be sentenced to seven years in prison as the country continues its clampdown on trade-based money laundering (TBML). The move is one of several… Read More ›
Bangladesh has established a new body to detect and prevent trade-based money laundering (TBML) through under- and over-invoicing in international trade. The new transfer pricing cell (TPC) has a specific remit to focus on customs duty and VAT evasion, and… Read More ›
Bangladesh’s National Board of Revenue (NBR) has ordered customs officers to adopt a uniform approach to procedures for determining the value of imported goods in its fight against trade-based money laundering (TBML). The standing order issued by NBR aims to… Read More ›