Bangladesh, April 13 -- Nine years after the explosive release of the Panama Papers, their ripple effects continue to echo through courtrooms, tax agencies, and legislative halls across the globe. Far from fading into memory, the 2016 investigative exposé has fueled an enduring global reckoning over tax evasion, illicit wealth concealment, and the systemic exploitation of offshore finance by elites and enablers. Today, the figures are staggering: more than $1.3 billion in back taxes, fines, and penalties have been recouped by governments worldwide, with more expected in ongoing investigations and litigation.

The Panama Papers – a leak of over 11.5 million documents from the now-defunct Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca ̵...