The FBI has uncovered evidence of serious financial irregularities and money laundering involving the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy. This information has been confirmed through the FBI’s London representative.
It was reported that Linda Samuels, a senior attorney from the U.S. Department of Justice, collaborated with special agent La Prévot and discovered that $300 million was transferred from Bangladesh to various bank accounts in the United States.
On September 9, a delegation from the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation met with the Director General of Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and other officials, handing over substantial documentation.
Additionally, on October 1, a three-member European delegation led by Michal Krejza, head of the Cooperation Division of the EU delegation in Bangladesh, met with the then ACC Chairman Muhammad Moinuddin Abdullah. They discussed reorganizing technical assistance to recover embezzled funds and strengthening the operational capabilities of the ACC. The ACC has initiated an investigation into allegations that Sheikh Hasina and Sajeeb Wazed Joy laundered $300 million to the United States. ACC officials, on condition of anonymity, informed Global Defense Corporation that the allegations have been forwarded to the Director General for further investigation.
On December 17, ACC Director General Md. Akhter Hossain stated that allegations of misappropriating $7 billion from nine development projects have been made against Hasina, Joy, Hasina’s sister Sheikh Rehana, Rehana’s daughter and British MP Tulip Siddiq, among others. A separate investigation has also been launched into these allegations.
Sources revealed that the projects include the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, Ashrayan, and other projects under BEPZA and BEZA. Of the $7 billion, $5 billion was reportedly misappropriated from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project alone.
The name of British MP Tulip Siddiq has surfaced in anti-corruption investigations in Bangladesh as part of her family’s alleged involvement. Tulip’s aunt, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who ruled Bangladesh for over 20 years, is now under extensive investigation by the ACC.
Following mass student-led uprisings, Hasina resigned and fled to India with Rehana on August 5. After 15 years in power, her authoritarian government led by the Awami League collapsed. According to ACC officials, the name of Sheikh Hasina’s son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, first surfaced in 2014 during the U.S. vs. Rizvi Ahmed case. FBI investigations revealed significant financial misconduct by Sajeeb Wazed Joy.
The FBI confirmed through its London representative that Joy used various bank accounts in Hong Kong and the Cayman Islands to transfer funds to banks in New York, Washington D.C., and London. Serious financial irregularities and evidence of money laundering have been identified.
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