Bangladesh's anti-graft watchdog on Monday charged Tarique Rahman, the eldest son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia, and one of his aides with money laundering, police said.Mohammad Ibrahim, an assistant director of the Anti-Corruption Commission, filed a lawsuit against Tarique and his business partner, Giasuddin Al Mamun, for diverting the equivalent of more than 2.9 million dollars to two foreign banks, Hosne Ara, a police officer at Cantonment Police Station said.
The officer said Tarique and Mamun are accused of sending money to Singapore without the central bank's permission, violating the country's money laundering laws.
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