Gold smuggling causes siphoning off Tk 730bn annually

Gold smuggling causes siphoning off Tk 730bn annually

Bangladesh Jeweller's Association (BAJUS) has urged the government to strengthen drives as Tk 730 billion is being laundered annually through gold smuggling. "In a recent assessment, we found that gold worth Tk 2 billion is being smuggled into the country everyday. So, the smuggling of gold causes money laundering of Tk 730 billion annually," Enamul Haque Khan Dolan, Chairman of  BAJUS...

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