Bangladesh, May 18 -- After Britain, Germany and Dubai, and Dominica, Cyprus has turned into latest epicenter that allows corrupt individuals including sanctioned Afghan politicians in running commercial activities through dirty cash. In a recent report the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) said, few years ago, member of Afghan parliament, Ajmal Rahmani was sanctioned for allegedly misappropriating US government aid intended to help rebuild his war-torn country. Instead of doing that, Rahmani built an extensive business and real estate empire in Germany and Dubai.

According to OCCRP and its media partner ZDF frontal, between 2018 and 2022, Ajmal Rahmani amassed real estate in Germany worth 197 million euros (US$212...