Sangsad Bhaban, March 5 -- The Offshore Banking Bill, 2024 was passed in Parliament on Tuesday as part of a stated objective to enhance the country's reserves of foreign currency and attract foreign investment although it is feared that money laundering from the country will be increased through offshore banking.

Finance Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali placed the bill in the House which was passed by voice vote.

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Earlier, while participating in the discussion on the bill, four Jatiya Party MPs including Opposition Chief Whip Mujibul Haque Chunnu, Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, Masud Uddin Chowdhury and Ruhul Amin Hawlader demanded to send the bill to a committee for eliciting public opinions.

But ...