DCW Monthly: June 2026
A letter of credit is built on a simple promise: the bank pays on a complying demand, and the underlying
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A Bangladesh businessman arrested in August 2024 and jailed following the ousting of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina for whom he had served as private industry affairs adviser has had millions in assets confiscated in connection with a USD 83 million money laundering case.
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