Suspicious transactions in the country's financial sector have increased by 64.58 percent

Economy Desk:  Suspicious Transactions (STR) are increasing in the country's financial sector. In the last financial year 2022-23 there were 14 thousand 106 suspicious transactions. Which was eight thousand 571 in the previous financial year. The percentage has increased to 64.58 percent.

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), an anti-money laundering and terrorist financing organization, gave this information in a press conference organized by Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday (February 20). 

In the press conference, the annual report of the financial year 2022-23 has highlighted these facts. 

According to the data, suspicious transactions have increased by 5 thousand 535 or about 64 percent in the space of one year. And in the last financial year 2020-21, the number of suspicious transactions was 5 thousand 280.

Senior officers of the organization including BFIU chief Masud Biswas were present at the time. 

 

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