Attorney General Barrister Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal today reaffirmed his firm commitment to providing necessary legal and institutional support to the International Anti-Corruption Coordination Centre (IACCC) to recover money siphoned off from Bangladesh and bring it back to the country.
The commitment was made when a high-level legal delegation from the IACCC called on the attorney general at his office this morning.
The IACCC delegation was led by David Townsend of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and included Louise Bannon, Governance Adviser at the British High Commission, Alex Hodd, Senior Investigator at the UK National Crime Agency, Raihan Rahman, Political and Legal Analyst at the British High Commission, and an international asset recovery specialist from Singapore.
During the meeting, the officials discussed existing legal challenges in recovering assets held outside Bangladesh and money siphoned off from the nation, as well as possible legal and institutional cooperation to address those hurdles.
The visiting IACCC delegation specifically sought the attorney general's cooperation in removing existing legal barriers to facilitate international asset recovery.
Why it matters
International legal cooperation directly supports Bangladesh's ongoing efforts to recover siphoned funds and overcome foreign asset recovery challenges.