The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has started an investigation against former Bangladesh High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Saida Muna Tasneem and her husband, Chairman of Generation Next Fashion Ltd, Touhidul Islam Chowdhury, for alleged involvement in money laundering.
They have been accused of embezzling and laundering an estimated Tk 2,000 crore from various financial institutions in the name of 12 fake companies.
ACC Chairman Mohammad Abdul Momen confirmed the matter to journalists at a press conference in ACC headquarters in Dhaka on Monday.
He said, "The concerned individuals, in collusion with each other, took loans from various banks and financial institutions in the names of Generation Next Fashion Ltd, along with 12 commercial establishments and fake organisations, and laundered approximately Tk 2,000 crore abroad."
The Chairman further stated that the financial institutes from which the loan was taken include UCBL, Bank Asia, EBL, City Bank, BRAC Bank, NBL, Trust Bank, Southeast Bank, AB Bank.
