Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has become active once more over the Paradise Papers which made allegations of corruption against BNP leader Abdul Awal Mintu and his son, Tabith Awal.
To carry on the investigation in this regard, they have increased communication with Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit and National Board of Revenue (NBR). The others mentioned in the Paradise Papers are: Nasrin Awal, Tafsi Awal and Tajwar Awal, businessman Faisal Chowdhury, Farida Moghul, Shahid Ulla and Samir Ahmed. The business institute mentioned is Brummer and Partners Asset Management (Bangladesh) Limited.
ACC says that several people mentioned in the Paradise Papers are dual citizens.
Talking on the matter ACC chairman, Iqbal Mahmud, said: “We sent out Mutual Legal Assistance Request (MLAR) to several countries to get details about those mentioned in the papers. The responses have not come as yet.”
ACC says that after the revelations of the Paradise Papers, Abdul Awal Mintu’s business website Multimodebd.com was shut down.
Reportedly, this was involved in gas exploration at blocks 12, 13 and 14.
Paradise papers contain information about politicians, business people and industrialists who invest in tax havens to avoid paying tax.
The name of Abdul Awal Mintu came in connection to NFM Energy limited, a company registered in Bermuda.
ACC has said that BNP leader Mintu, his family and those mentioned in the Paradise papers laundered huge amount of money abroad.