Print: 28 Oct 2025
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has lodged a case against 21 individuals, including bankers, for their suspected involvement in manipulating dollar and other foreign currency exchange rates at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
Among the 21 accused, 19 are bankers, while the remaining two are owners of money exchange companies, according to the press release of the ACC.
Every day, thousands of passengers, along with significant amounts of foreign currencies, return home from various countries through the airport and the nexus indulged in misappropriating crores of money through fraudulent means, read the First Information Report (FIR) of the case.
The vested group exchanges foreign currencies into Taka using fake vouchers and sells those in the open market illegally, according to the case statement.
Despite being officers of licensed banks and registered money exchange companies, they were involved in illegal activities like buying foreign currency and selling those in the open market for their gain, added the FIR.
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21 persons including bankers sued for foreign currency fraudulence
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has lodged a case against 21 individuals, including bankers, for their suspected involvement in manipulating dollar and other foreign currency exchange rates at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
Among the 21 accused, 19 are bankers, while the remaining two are owners of money exchange companies, according to the press release of the ACC.
Every day, thousands of passengers, along with significant amounts of foreign currencies, return home from various countries through the airport and the nexus indulged in misappropriating crores of money through fraudulent means, read the First Information Report (FIR) of the case.
The vested group exchanges foreign currencies into Taka using fake vouchers and sells those in the open market illegally, according to the case statement.
Despite being officers of licensed banks and registered money exchange companies, they were involved in illegal activities like buying foreign currency and selling those in the open market for their gain, added the FIR.