Foreigners took $130m in 10 months: Finance Minister
Foreign nationals living in Bangladesh have withdrawn $130.58 million from their income in the last 10 months, finance minister AH Mahmood Ali has said.
Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury presided over the session while finance minister replying to a written question from MP Abdul Quader Azad (AK Azad) on Monday (June 24).
The finance minister said the annual income information of foreign nationals living in Bangladesh is not preserved in the Bangladesh Bank. From July last year to April this year, the foreigners took away $130.58 million from their income. ’
He said Indian nationals took away $50.60 million, China $14.56, Sri Lanka $12.71, Japan $6.89, Korea $6.21, Thailand $5.30, UK $3.59, Pakistan $3.24, USA $3.17 million and Malaysian $2.40 million. Citizens of other countries took $ 21.92 million to their home country.
Replying to a question from Awami League reserved seat MP Farida Yasmin, Finance Minister AH Mahmood Ali said that the process of preparing the list of top loan defaulters of the country is underway.
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