Bangladesh, April 18 -- Leader of the Opposition and Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Shafiqur Rahman, on Friday warned of growing risks in the country's banking sector, alleging that a "black hand" is now being extended towards scheduled and commercial banks following developments at the central bank.

"Banks do not belong to any party; they belong to the people," he said while addressing the opening session of Jamaat's district and metropolitan ameer conference at Al-Falah Auditorium in Moghbazar. Expressing concern over the financial sector, Shafiqur claimed that vast sums-amounting to "hundreds of thousands of crores of taka"-had been looted from banks and siphoned abroad in the past, with little visible progress in recovering th...