A Switzerland-based organization in its report on Monday (November 20) said Bangladesh has developed by five notches in combating money laundering and terror financing.

The Basel Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Index-2023, established by the Basel Institute on Governance, puts Bangladesh at 46 on a scale that measures this risk for 152 countries.

Last year, Bangladesh position was 41 on the scale.

According to the index, Hayti, Chad, Myanmar and Congo are the most risky countries when Iceland is the least risky country for money laundering and terror financing.

In the index, the United State of America (USA) positioned 119 and United Kingdom 140.

BDST: 2112 HRS, NOV 20, 2023
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