Looting economic sector a 'grave treason', looters must face law: CA Yunus
Directing the CIC to continue its investigation, the chief adviser said they must go as deep as possible and expand inquiries to other potential countries
Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus today (17 August) assured that the government will provide full cooperation to bring back the country's assets laundered abroad.
Terming this looting of the nation's economic sector an act of "grave treason," the chief adviser said, "To build a better country for future generations, these looters must be brought under the law."
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"We must set an example so that no one can ever again loot the country's wealth and build properties abroad," he said after National Board of Revenue's (NBR) Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) Director General Ahsan Habib and NBR Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan presented these findings at the State Guest House Jamuna.
After receiving the details, the chief adviser said proper measures must be taken to bring those involved in money laundering under the law through coordinated efforts of the ACC, CIC, CID of police, and other relevant authorities.
Directing the CIC to continue its investigation, the chief adviser said they must go as deep as possible and expand inquiries to other potential countries.
He added, "The nation must be shown how some people plundered the country's wealth. For this, all agencies must work together in unity."
