Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rouf Talukdar on Wednesday issued strict instructions to all banks to prevent under-invoicing and asked them to enhance their&nbsp;monitoring efforts to curb hundi transactions.<br />''<br />''The governor conveyed these instructions during a meeting with the managing directors of all banks operating in the country on Wednesday in Dhaka, according to Bangladesh Bank Spokesperson Mezbaul Haque.<br />''<br />''The Governor conveyed that under-invoicing and an informal cross-border money-transfer system also known as Hundi that bypasses the legal banking system, devoid the government of import duty collection amid a dollar crisis.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #000000;">Mr. Haque said that with the&nbsp;strict monitoring&nbsp;of the central bank, over-invoicing has come under control by about 80%. But importers are turning to under-invoicing as one of their tax evasion tools.&nbsp;He also said that if under-invoicing of imported goods is reduced, the trend of hundi will decrease and the import tax of the government will increase.&nbsp; As a result, the inflow of remittances will increase and that will boost the forex reserve of the country.</span><br />
News On AIR | August 17, 2023 7:48 AM
Bangladesh Bank strictly asks top bankers to prevent under-invoicing