Published: 12:37 AM, 18 June 2026
PM Tariquue Rahman vows tough stance against money laundering
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday (17 June) voiced his government's firm stance against money laundering.
He came up with the remarks while addressing as chief guest a Family Card distribution ceremony at the Victoria High School ground in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar district.
Tarique Rahman said, "We will take a tough position from today against those who have laundered money from this country and those who want to siphon off people's money abroad."
"Many people want to spread various kinds of confusion. They ask where the money for the Family Card and Farmer Card will come from. For the past one decade, the people's money had been laundered out of this country. We will not allow the people's money to be laundered anymore," he added.
Urging collective vigilance, the premier said, "If we all keep our eyes and ears open, no one will be able to launder the country's assets abroad. We will work together and use that money to change the lives of our people."
Referring to the past 17 years, he said public money was siphoned out of the country by a political group instead of being spent on the people. Responding to opposition questions about funding welfare schemes, he said the government would no longer allow public funds to be sent abroad. After the speech, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman planted saplings of a jam (black plum) tree and a krishnachura (royal poinciana/flame tree) there.
Social Welfare and Women and Children Affairs Minister Professor AZM Zahid Hossain chaired the programme while State Minister for Social Welfare Farzana Sharmin, Convener of the Moulvibazar District BNP Faizul Karim Nayan, Member of Parliament for Moulvibazar-4 Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury, Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Social Welfare Kamal Uddin Biswas, and among the women who received Family Cards, Shiuli Rani Das and Wajeda Begum also spoke.
