BFIU gets its own website

The website of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), a central organisation for the prevention of money laundering and financing of terrorism, was launched on Monday.

The website can be found at https://www.bfiu.org.bd/, said a Bangladesh Bank press release.

Masud Biswas, the head of the BFIU announced the launch of the website at Jahangir Alam Conference Hall in Bangladesh Bank.

Earlier, the unit’s website was available as a page on the central bank’s website.

The Money Laundering Prevention Act was enacted in Bangladesh in 2002 to prevent money laundering. In the same year, the Money Laundering Prevention Division was established by Bangladesh Bank. Later, in 2012, the division was given an autonomous status and named the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit.

The website will host all kinds of information related to the unit. It will also contain a complaints portal where people from all walks of life will be able to lodge complaints with the BFIU keeping confidentiality.