File photo of Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon Focus BanglaMenon urges the government to build a modern and secular BangladeshWorkers Party President Rashed Khan Menon has said some Tk900,000 crore has been siphoned off abroad from Bangladesh. He made this remarks while addressing council of Workers Party’s Gazipur district unit at Dhaka's Bangataj Auditorium on Monday. Menon said: “As far as I know, so far some Tk900,000 crore has been siphoned off. They make huge money and build second homes in foreign countries with that,” he added. Menon furthered: "It is time to remove discriminations from society, and build a modern and secular Bangladesh being imbued with the Liberation War spirit.”

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 14, 2019 13:41 UTC