Tarique Rahman has asked Hasan Mahmud to apologise over his comment regarding Tarique’s Swiss bank account.
The BNP Vice-chairman asked the ruling party lawmaker to seek an apology to the nation in a legal notice issued on Thursday.
On July 1, Hasan accused Tarique and his brother Arafat Rahamn Koko of possessing money in Swiss banks.
Tarique’s lawyer Kaiser Kamal sent the notice to former minister for environment and forest Hasan.
In the notice, Tarique said he and his borther Koko do not have any account in the Swiss Bank.
A recent report of the Swiss National Bank (SNB) said the amount of the deposited money by Bangladeshis in Swiss banks rose to 37 crore 19 lakh Swiss Franc (nearly Taka 3,163 crore 37 lakh) in 2013, which was 22 crore 89 lakh Swiss Franc (nearly Taka 1,908 crore) in 2012.
Tarique, in his notice, urged the Awami League lawmaker to prove his statement within two weeks or seek apology publicly, otherwise legal action will be taken against him.
Following the SNB report, Bangladesh central bank has decided to investigate fictitious accounts held by Bangladeshi nationals. BB would require signing a memorandum of understanding with the SNB to conduct such an inquiry.
Tarique has been iving in London since September 2008. He was arrested on March 7, 2007 during the army-backed interim regime. He was freed from jail on bail on September 3, 2008 and left for London for treatment eight days later.
Source: Dhaka Tribune
