Salim Prodhan on five-day remand
A Dhaka court yesterday placed alleged online gambling ringleader Salim Prodhan on a five-day remand, in connection with a money laundering case.
Metropolitan Magistrate Sadbir Yasir Ahsan Chowdhury passed the order after Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Inspector Shahidul Islam Khan, investigation officer of the case, produced him before the court with a 10-day remand prayer.
Salim was arrested while boarding a flight at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on September 30.
On October 3, he and his two associates were placed on a four-day remand each in the case filed under the Narcotics Control Act.
Meanwhile, GK Shamim, a top government-listed contractor, and suspended Jubo League leader Khalid Mahmud Bhuiyan were sent to jail yesterday, on completion of their remands in connection with two money laundering cases. The same court rejected bail petitions of Shamim and Khaled, and sent them to jail after CID produced them before it in the money laundering cases filed with Gulshan Police Station.
Rab members on September 20 arrested Shamim on charges of extortion and tender manipulation. His seven bodyguards were also arrested at the time.
Rab also raided his house and office in Niketan and seized eight firearms, a huge amount of ammunition, fixed deposit receipt worth Tk 165 crore, around Tk 1.8 crore in cash, large stash of US and Singaporean dollars and foreign liquor.
The next day, Shamim was placed on a 10-day remand in cases filed under the Arms Act and Narcotics Control Act.
Khalid, president of Youngmen’s Football Club, was arrested on September 18 from his Gulshan residence, in the wake of the crackdown at a casino in the club.
Khalid’s arrest came after a Rab mobile court detained and sentenced 142 people raiding the “casino” in Fakirerpool Youngmen’s Club.
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