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The Money Laundering Prevention (Amendment) Act 2015 (Act 25 of 2015) – an Act that imbues the spirit and standards articulated in international instruments namely, the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism 1999, the United Nations Convention against Transnationa...

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Published inAsian Yearbook of International Law p. 260
Main Author Sumaiya Khair
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published BRILL 10.06.2018
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Summary:The Money Laundering Prevention (Amendment) Act 2015 (Act 25 of 2015) – an Act that imbues the spirit and standards articulated in international instruments namely, the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism 1999, the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime 2000, and the United Nations Convention Against Corruption 2003. The Bangladesh Parliament passed the Money Laundering Prevention (Amendment) Act 2015 on 26 November 2015 with immediate effect. This Act amends some provisions of the Money Laundering Prevention Act 2012 in order to strengthen the effectiveness of the latter. While the amending law does not make