DHAKA, Dec 24, 2024 (BSS) – A comprehensive Workshop on “Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT)” was held at the auditorium of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) in the capital today.
 
The aim of this workshop is to discuss on the requirements of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012 and Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009 in order to prevent the money laundering and terrorist financing, said a press release.
 
A. K. M. Ehsan, Executive Director and Acting Head of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), Bangladesh Bank attended the workshop as chief guest.   
ICAB President, Mohammed Forkan Uddin FCA delivered an address of welcome while council member and immediate past President Md. Moniruzzaman FCA spoke on the objectives of the workshop and Chief Executive Officer Shubhashish Bose made a closing remark. 
 
ICAB Vice President Maria Howlader FCA, Council Member & Past President Md. Shahadat Hossain FCA among others, were present on the occasion. 
 
Md. Imtiaz Haroon, Joint Director and Md. Manirul Islam, Deputy Director, Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), Bangladesh Bank attended it as resource persons. 
 
ICAB Chief Operating Officer (COO) Mahbub Ahmed Siddique FCA acted as a rapporteur of the discussion and conducted the questions - answers session. 
 
About 150 members of ICAB participated in the workshop.