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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Rob Davies

Regulators urged to examine UK business dealings with Bangladeshi ex-minister

a panoramic shot of the skyscraper across the City of London's skyline
HMRC, the FCA and the Solicitors Regulation Authority have been asked to investigate whether UK firms followed anti-money laundering rules when helping Chowdhury with property deals. Photograph: Amer Ghazzal/REX/Shutterstock

British regulators have been urged by MPs to examine the relationship between London estate agents, lawyers and lenders and a former Bangladeshi government minister under investigation for alleged corruption.

Saifuzzaman Chowdhury was the land minister in Bangladesh until earlier this year, when the government of Sheikh Hasina was spectacularly toppled, after her regime’s violent suppression of student protests.

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