US anti-corruption teams meets BFIU officials

A four-member delegation, including Richard Nephew, the US State Department coordinator for global anti-corruption, met with officials of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) today.

The delegation met with a three-member team of the anti-money laundering agency, including its director Md Rafiqul Islam, additional director Kamal Hossain and joint director Zobaida Afroze.

BFIU officials said the US delegation is on a courtesy visit to Dhaka.

"We informed the delegation about our activities to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing," a BFIU official said.

They added that the meeting discussed how to develop the capacity of BFIU to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.