Bangladeshis have not much money in Swiss Bank

Special Correspondent: Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has again claimed that Bangladeshis have not much money in Swiss Bank.

He said, "The statement I gave proved that Bangladeshis have not much money in Swiss Bank."

In reply to a query, the minister said this after a meeting of the cabinet committee on purchase held at Bangladesh Secretariat on Wednesday.

He said the deposit of Bangladeshis has not increased in Swiss Bank. Rather, it has lessened than that of last year.

Earlier, the Finance Minister told the National Parliament that the amount of debt and payments between our banks and Switzerland banks are very high, which is very little compared to the total deposit or debt than the individual's deposit or debt.

"In reality, this is not a money laundering. I believe that this explanation will remove many of our misunderstandings. As such, there are many Bangladeshi citizens in the private sector who work abroad or stay permanently. They are also included in the account. We cannot calculate that. Because, we do not know the number of Bangladeshis who have used their passports as an identity cards. It proved that the matter of money laundering is not a serious issue. There have been seen some money laundering, but it is not significant, it is very normal," he said.


risingbd/Dhaka/July 12, 2017/Hasnat/A K Azad