Finance Minister AMA Muhith said on Saturday that ‘Destiny-2000 Ltd’ will face action in the same way as Jubok, a non-government organisation, did in 2006 for illegal banking.
The finance ministry has been ordered to take appropriate steps necessary to protect the interest of people, Muhith told reporters at his Secretariat office in the noon.
“We had formed a commission while dealing the case of Jubok. In case of Destiny, we will take action in a way that the company cannot transfer the assets.”
Operations of Jubok, Jubo Karmasangsthan Society, were suspended in 2006 on charges of involvement in illegal banking practices.
“On Friday, I went through the report submitted by Bangladesh Bank and asked my ministry to take necessary steps in this regard,” said the minister.
Several newspapers recently published reports on the company’s alleged involvement in several irregularities including illegal banking and collecting money from people through cheating.
Bangla daily Prothom Alo reported that Destiny-2000 Ltd is running bank without having any permission from Bangladesh Bank. The group is also involved in tree plantation on public land without permission from the authorities.
According to Destiny-2000 Ltd website, the company has 30 sister concerns in aviation, newspaper, TV, printing press, food, medical college and agro business.
About 3.6 million distributors have joined the company since its inception in December 2000, it says.
JUBOK STORY
According to a government-commissioned probe report, Jubok owes a staggering Tk 2,147 crore to its 2.67 lakh clients.
In 2010, the government formed a probe committee headed by formal central bank governor Mohammad Farashuddin to investigate the matter.
The committee submitted its report in January, 2011, recommending the formation of a permanent commission to ensure that the depositors got back their money from Jubok's assets.
In line with the recommendations, the government in May last year formed a five-member commission headed by Rafiqul Islam for two years.
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