Former BNP chairperson's adviser Mosaddak Ali Falu and two other businessmen laundered a large amount of money from the country and invested it in multiple businesses in Dubai, the Anti-Corruption Commission has found.

Falu, along with RAK Paints Chairman SAK Ekramuzzaman and Julphar Bangladesh Director Syed AK Anwaruzzaman bought 19 plots in Dubai, an ACC enquiry found.

The commission recently asked Bangladesh Bank to collect and provide the details of the property and other investments of the trio in the United Arab Emirates city by August 13.

Falu jointly bought 13 plots with Ekramuzzaman and six with Anwaruzzaman, an ACC official said wishing anonymity.

The ACC issued notices asking them to appear before the commission's Segunbagicha office at 10:00am on August 14.

They will be quizzed over the allegations of money laundering.

The ACC also asked eight others to appear before it for quizzing between August 12 and 14.

They are: RAK Paints directors Mohammad Amir Hossain, Shaylin Zaman Akbar and Qamar uz Zaman, RAK Consumer Products Director MA Malek, Roza Properties Director Ashfaque Uddin Ahmed, RAK Power Ltd Director Maqsudul Islam, Independent Director of RAK Ceramics Fahimul Haque, and Star Ceramics Director Protima Sarkar.

The ACC last week issued a letter to the special branch of police for taking necessary steps to prevent Falu, Ekramuzzaman, Anwaruzzman, Qamar, Amir, Ashfaque, Shaylin, Maqsudul and Malek from leaving the country.

Sources say Falu has already been staying abroad.

Contacted over phone around 4:00pm, Ekramuzzman's Personal Secretary Farid Akanda said he was at a meeting. The PS gave the same answer when called again around 7:00pm.

The Daily Star could not contact Anwaruzzman for his comments.