PK Halder first went to Canada and then to India. India’s Enforcement Directorate had arrested PK Halder and four others from 24 Parganas in West Bengal in May last year. He is now imprisoned in India. Although the Bangladesh government requested India to deport him, no positive response was received.
Citing information from the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) and Canada’s Financial Intelligence Unit, the ACC report said PK Halder transferred CAD (Canadian dollars) 11.7 million (8 (equivalent to million vaccines).
The government’s claim of bringing back some of the money looted from abroad during the BNP rule is true. But the entire government initiative has become questionable as it did not take any initiative to stop money laundering or bring back money laundering after 2009. Even the government failed to take any action against PK Halder before he fled.
In such a situation, the court order against PK Halder and his associates will remain an example in fighting money laundering. Recently many criminals were brought back under the extradition treaty between India and Bangladesh. Why will PK Halder not be brought back? Narayanganj 7 murder accused Noor Hussain was implicated in the West Bengal court.