Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir Sunday urged the officials of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) and banks to be vigilant to prevent financial crimes.
Financial criminals become active during crises, he added.
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Fazle Kabir was addressing the BFIU seminar "20 years of anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism financing in Bangladesh" in the capital Saturday.
BFIU chief Md Masud Biswas, Sheikh Mohammad Salim Ullah, secretary at the Financial Institutions Division, and Selim RF Hossain, chairman of Association of Bankers Bangladesh, were present.