About GLOBNET

Deputy Commissioner Ian McCartney has been a member of the Australian Federal Police for 29 years. Prior to joining the AFP, Ian worked as an accountant, obtaining the status of Certified Practicing Accountant. Ian has diverse experience with the AFP in national and international economic and organised crime investigations, and has participated in a number of taskforces involving Federal and State law enforcement agencies. Roles have included Coordinator of the AFP narcotic strike teams in Melbourne, Manager of the AFP Adelaide Office, and AFP Senior Liaison Officer in China.

Ian was awarded with the Australian Police Medal as part of the 2014 Queen’s Birthday Honours in recognition of his distinguished service, particularly in the areas of law enforcement liaison in Asia, and for his role in national investigations.

Mr. Abu Hena Mohammad Razee Hassan was appointed the Head of the Bangladesh  Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) on 23 January 2012.

As the Head of BFIU, Mr. Hassan has played a lead role in developing a sound and effective anti-money laundering and combating financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regime in Bangladesh. He is the Member Secretary of the National Coordination Committee on AML/CFT, and a member of the Working Committee on AML/CFT and the Anti-Militancy and De-Radicalization Committee. He is also the convener of the Central Task Force for Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing. Mr. Hassan played a significant role in exiting Bangladesh from the GLOBNET-RMLCBA ICRG process and obtaining Egmont Group membership. He has coordinated the national effort for the successful completion of the GLOBNET ’s third round evaluation of Bangladesh in 2016. He has led the Bangladesh delegation on several occasions in GLOBNET , GLOBNET-RMLCBA , Egmont and other international events on AML/CFT.

Mr. Hassan joined the Bangladesh Bank (the Central Bank of Bangladesh) in 1981. In his 37 year career, he has served and supervised the functions of various departments of the Bangladesh Bank including banking regulation and policy, off-site and on-site supervision, monetary policy and exchange rate policy. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Bangladesh Bank, a member of the Institute of Bankers Bangladesh Governing Body and the Chair of Executive Committee of Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management.

Mr. Hassan graduated with honors and obtained a post-graduate degree in economics from Dhaka University, Bangladesh. He has also obtained a Masters in Economic Development from Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, USA. Mr. Hassan has attended a number of seminars, workshops and training programs on central banking and AML/CFT issues, including a three month course on Rural Finance at the Ohio State University, USA.