Two associates of PK Halder on 5-day remand in Tk 70.82 crore money laundering case

A Dhaka court today placed two close associates of PK Halder on a five-day remand each in a Tk 70.82 crore money laundering case.

The accused are Uzzal Kumar Nandi, former chairman of People's Leasing and Financial Services Limited (PLFS), and Rashedul Haque, former managing director of International Leasing and Financial Services Limited (ILFSL).

Judge KM Emrul Kayesh of Senior Special Judge's Court of Dhaka passed the order after Anti-Corruption Commission Deputy Director Gulshan Anwar Pradhan, also investigation officer of the case, produced them before it with a five-day remand prayer.

ACC official Gulshan interrogated them at the ACC office yesterday afternoon and then they were kept at Ramna Police Station -- out of fear that they might leave the country -- for their alleged involvement in the scam.

Earlier in the day, the ACC filed a case against 24 people including the two with its Integrated District Office-1 of Dhaka.

PK Halder is the prime accused in the case.

According to the prosecution, it was alleged that Uzzal, one of directors of the fake company "Anan Chemical Ltd" and Rashedul in collusion with PK Halder and others took Tk 70.82 crore as loan and laundered the money.

According to ACC sources, Rashedul and Uzzal were named in the case as close associates of PK Halder, who has laundered huge amount of money abroad with their help.