A case against Huda was filed with Dhanmondi Police Station late on Wednesday in connection with the seizure.

Police said they have filed the case under the Special Powers Act, Money Laundering Act and Excise Act.

The seized items include Tk18,68,470 and 1,796 Singapore dollars, 1,350 pounds, 300 euros and 18 dinars, 14 revolver bullets, four passports of Huda and a mobile phone set.

"The foreign currencies were being possessed illegally. Besides, no one can keep such a huge amount of local currency with him under the Special Powers Act," said Officer-in-Charge of Dhanmondi Police Station Monwar Hossain.

He also said three of the four passports carry official cancellation seals while the other is alright.

Asked about the seized bullets, the OC said they are still investigating whether those were being possessed legally.

Meantime, Huda was shown arrested yesterday in this case following a petition filed by investigation officer (IO) of the case and Sub Inspector of Dhanmondi police AKM Monzurul Haq Akand.

Metropolitan Magistrate Syed Mohamamd Mojibul Haq granted his petition.

A day after the February 4 arrest, Huda was sent to detention on charges of anti-state activities, sabotage and corruption. He had been in Dhaka Central Jail until he was taken to Rangpur district jail along with another BNP leader Salahuddin Qader Chowdhury.

The former communications minister was widely accused of making huge money through corruption relating to CNG-run autorickshaws and allocation of land for filling stations during the tenure of the immediate past BNP-led four-party alliance government.

Huda even allotted a costly piece of Bangladesh Railway land in the heart of the city for his wife's human rights organisation at a nominal price.