Bangladesh, Bhutan to work together against laundering

Financial Intelligence Units of Bangladesh and Bhutan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to exchange information relating to the money laundering and terrorist financing on Wednesday (16 July).

The agreement signed in Macau would strengthen the capacity of both the countries in addressing the money laundering and terrorist financing. The MoU was signed on the sidelines of the 17th Annual meeting of the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering.

Eden Dema, Deputy governor of the Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan and Mahfuzur Rahman, deputy head of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit, signed the MoU. Rahman is executive director of the Bangladesh Bank as well.