The Role of Banking Sector in the Prevention of Money Laundering in Bangladesh

Section One Introduction 1. 0 INTRODUCTION Besides of improvement of Economic exercises, money related violations are additionally expanding in both created and immature nations. Nearly in every nation unlawful exchange of cash has been expanded and these illicit cash has been additionally utilized on different criminal operations. Tax evasion process alludes to unlawful receipt or move of reserve starting with one spot then onto the next. This procedure includes the financial arrangement of the nation as well as non-banking system.Bangladesh is moving towards an open economy with a little polarized part by changing the budgetary and monetary strategies. Be that as it may, the illegal tax avoidance systems are making issue for a nation like Bangladesh. Bangladesh Bank as the Central bank of Bangladesh Supervise all the banking and non-banking monetary exchanges in the interest of Bangladesh Government. Tax evasion process is an incredible deterrent to the execution of financial appro ach received by Bangladesh bank to stable the economy of the country.To forestall illegal tax avoidance, tax evasion counteraction bill 2002 was passed in the National Assembly of Bangladesh on 5 April 2002 and Gazette Notification was made on 7 April 2002. What's more, Bangladesh Bank has been assigned to go about as the fundamental preventive office. Tax evasion has genuine unfavorable impact on Economical, Political and Social state of a nation. It increments inconsistent dissemination of salary and subsequently, the business level, yield level of the nation, value steadiness just as monetary turn of events and development can be hampered.So it is quickly required to forestall it. I trust it involves incredible open door for me to concentrate on this theme, as Money laundering, is a sign and a facilitator of sorted out wrongdoing, and has pulled in expanding enthusiasm for our nation. Because of tax evasion process, alluring speculation of the nation is impossible, national salar y decays and financial development of the nation hampers. 1. Foundation of Money LaunderingThe mafia mobster Al Capone is frequently credited with authoring term â€Å"money laundering† on the grounds that he utilized interests in coin-worked Laundromats to camouflage or â€Å"wash† the millions he produced using bootlegging and other illicit ventures during the Prohibition in the US-the restricting of mixed beverages in the twentieth century. It is likewise said that the term â€Å"laundering† is utilized in light of the fact that, years prior, the money continues (in U. S. dollars) from sedate deals were really washed with cleanser and water to seem old and worn. Launderers would then go to the Federal Reserve Bank and trade the â€Å"laundered† charges in for new bills.Along with the new bills came a took care of receipt, which served to help the â€Å"legitimate† cause of the money. The trick was at long last distinguished when somebody at the Fed understood that the sequential numbers on the bills showed that they ought not be as old and worn as they gave off an impression of being. The term first showed up in quite a while revealing the Watergate outrage in the US in 1973 and in legal/legitimate challenge in the US in 1982. While the term â€Å"money laundering† was begat in the twentieth century, it has been continuing for a few thousand years.The history of tax evasion is joined with the historical backdrop of exchange and of banking. In 1986, the U. S. turned into the main nation on the planet to condemn the â€Å"laundering† of the returns of crime when it passed the U. S. tax evasion law. The silk street which researchers state initially turned into a genuine connection around 100 BC, ran for 12,000 kilometers and connected the absolute most prominent civic establishments the world has ever observed †the Chinese, Mongolian, Indian, Persian, Greek, Byzantine, Mesopotamian and Egyptian †shippi ng products, individuals, thoughts, religions and Money.Chinese developments like black powder and paper previously ventured out to Europe as such. Alongside numerous different things, Syrian performers and gymnastic performers, beautifying agents, silver, gold, golden, ivory, covers, aroma and glass from Europe, Central Asia, Arabia and Africa made a trip toward the east. It went on until the fifteenth century when newfound ocean courses to Asia opened up. Conventional strategy for moving cash developed before Western banking got built up in the area securing early shippers along the Silk Road against robbery.In antiquated China it was known as â€Å"fei qian† or â€Å"flying coins†. The framework spread all through the world †to other Asian districts, the Indian Subcontinent, the Middle East, eastern and southern Africa, Europe and North and South America †following movement designs. These conventional cash move frameworks are called as Chop, Hawala, Hundi, and so on 1970-The US Congress instituted the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) in October 1970 after expanding reports of individuals bringing sacks loaded with unlawfully †got money into banks for deposit.The BSA is essentially an announcing and record-keeping rule. Albeit stubborn infringement of its terms are a wrongdoing; it doesn't condemn illegal tax avoidance all things considered. BSA requires banks â€retain money related subtleties, - report money exchanges over $ 10,000/ - . In this manner in 1986, the U. S. turned into the main nation on the planet to condemn the â€Å"laundering† of the returns of crime. In this manner brought in tax evasion a wrongdoing in its own right, and fortified the BSA in a few regards, in particular by disallowing â€Å"structuring†. 990 †The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) made by the US Treasury on April 25, at first to concentrate on the discovery of budgetary wrongdoings by offering logical help to law require ment examinations. In 1994, the office would be given BSA administrative obligations. 1992 †Annunzio-Wylie Money Laundering Act changed the BSA in a few regards. Maybe generally significant, required any money related foundation, and its officials, chiefs, workers and operators, â€Å"to report any dubious exchange pertinent to a potential infringement of law or guideline. The Annunzio â€Wylie Act, require every single budgetary foundation to set up, BSA consistence programs, yet additionally hostile to illegal tax avoidance programs. At any rate, the projects would be required to include: 1) The improvement of inner enemy of tax evasion strategies, techniques and controls; 2) The assignment of a consistence official; 3) A continuous worker preparing 4) An autonomous review capacities to test the program. From the outset U. S. A. has stepped up to the plate and illegal tax avoidance yet now a large portion of the nations of the world know about it. 2. Starting point of the ReportThis Research Paper has been set up for the halfway satisfaction of Masters of Business Administration (MBA) Program. For this reason decent instructor and boss Mr. Md. Nazrul Islam, Head of the Department of Business Administration, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet requested to present a proposition. In the wake of examining with him about different issues of illegal tax avoidance I have presented a proposition on â€Å"The Role of Banking Sector in the Prevention of Money Laundering in Bangladesh † was submitted and afterward the last research paper is readied. 3.Objective of the Paper The target of the exploration paper is to enable the understudies to be comfortable with how the hypothetical information got in the degree program can be applied by and by. For the most part examine is either issue distinguishing or critical thinking device. The destinations of the examination are as per the following: †1. To comprehend the hypothetical ideas of illegal tax avoidance. 2. To show the current situation of hostile to illegal tax avoidance issues in Bangladesh. 3. To watch the strategy improvement and support by Bangladesh Bank as a chief of hostile to illegal tax avoidance exercises. 4.To make sense of center techniques that Bangladesh Bank receives to administer the counter illegal tax avoidance exercises. 5. To remark on the current framework and suggest for development. 1. 4 Methodology Certain strategies and procedures is used to gather information for this exploration paper. This examination is basically founded on exact just as hypothetical investigation. Gathered information and data is organized, prepared and investigated fundamentally so as to make the report useful. Both essential and auxiliary wellsprings of information are picked as viable methods for gathering information important for this paper. . To plan initial segment of the examination paper auxiliary sources were utilized. Distributions and database ins ide Bangladesh Bank and others business bank helped me to get information about tax evasion and its anticipation. Different kinds of roundabout of Bangladesh Bank in regards to illegal tax avoidance exist in various business banks. This paper additionally required investigation of yearly report, approach related brochures, and administration rules, managerial handouts and other related papers. To get more data, I have additionally gathered a few books about tax evasion and looked through site. 2.Interview of the work force from individuals inside these important associations was the essential procedure to gather essential information. Casual conversation with official associated with the arranging and control works in the different degrees of the Bangladesh Bank was required. To gather information and to break down these appropriately I must be talked with up close and personal with bank authorities. . 5. Defense of the Research To forestall tax evasion is mind boggling task particu larly in a nation like Bangladesh where a large portion of the residents are uneducated and their financial awful condition roused them to include in illicit activities.This increments monetary hopelessness of the poor and moved riches in the hands of 10% of the complete populace. The degree and size of tax evasion has expanded after some time and the way toward tending to the issue has become complex due to the worldwide idea of the issue. So collaboration among the law upholding organizations, consciousness of the general individuals of the check