Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur has written to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) chairman, urging that desk-level officials of the central bank not be implicated in cases against bank clients unless there is clear evidence of money laundering or illegal enrichment.

In the letter, dated 24 March, he stressed that routine duties of Bangladesh Bank staff or their supervisory roles over commercial banks should not be construed as grounds for prosecution.

Mansur clarified that if there is solid proof of any official abusing authority to accumulate illegal wealth, Bangladesh Bank would fully cooperate with the ACC in investigating and taking legal measures.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, a deputy director of...