Staff Correspondent: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) lawyer. Khurshid Alam Khan told the High Court that the Swiss bank would not provide any information to Bangladesh without a state agreement regarding laundered money.

A writ petition was heard on Wednesday (February 10th) seeking directions to return money laundered through various foreign banks, especially Swiss banks, through Musa bin Shamser and others. After hearing both sides, the High Court fixed Thursday (February 11) as the date of the order.

Lawyers Abdul Qayyum Khan and Subir Nandi Das appeared for the petition. Deputy Attorney General AKM Aminuddin Manik, Assistant Attorney General Mahjabin Rabbani Deepa and Anna Khanam Kali represented the state.

The hearing of the writ petition seeking directions to take immediate steps to bring back the money smuggled abroad through various Bangladeshi inationals and organizations, including Swiss Bank, has come to an end.

The writ petition was filed by two Supreme Court lawyers Abdul Qayyum Khan and Subir Nandi Das on February 1.

In the writ petition, 15 persons including Finance Secretary, Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, Attorney General, Commerce Secretary, Foreign Secretary, Home Secretary, Law Secretary, ACC, Governor of Bangladesh Bank and Inspector General of Police were made defendants. The report also includes reports published in various local and foreign newspapers.

In the writ petition, a request was made to issue a rule asking why the extreme failure and inaction of the defendants to bring back the money laundered through various Bangladeshi individuals and organizations to foreign banks including Swiss banks would not be illegal.

At the same time, instructions were sought to form a special committee to monitor and control the financing of such money laundering and terrorism by Bangladeshi nationals abroad. Besides, a notice was also issued to the defendants to take action by disclosing any information about trafficking.

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