The Daily Observer in its April 7 issue published a report on the recently sensational Panama Papers leak wherein names of a good number of organizations and individuals of Bangladesh were mentioned.
Over this news item country's noted business group Summit Corporation Limited has issued a rejoinder. In the rejoinder the Summit Group clarifies that :
Summit has been successfully doing its work for the development of Bangladesh on the basis of a democratic system. Summit's businesses in the imagery sector create wealth and jobs in Bangladesh and provide electricity to 15 million people in this country. Summit has directly and indirectly created employment for more than 100,000 citizens of Bangladesh. Summit works for the infrastructure development of the country, including providing the backbone for electricity production, port facilities and communications. Summit has been playing role for the development of Bangladesh and her journey to becoming a middle-income country.
Summit Group clarifies that it has no business in any form in Panama, nor it has any link with the legal firm Mossack Fonseca. There has not been any mention whatsoever of the Chairman of Summit Group Mr Muhammed Aziz Khan in "The Panama Papers." The rejoinder asserted that no Bangladeshi persons' names have been revealed from "The Panama Papers" as of today. It refuted that Summit Group Chairman Mr Muhammed Aziz Khan's name was on the list of Panama Papers.