Ex-Jubo League leader Khaled remanded in money laundering case

A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed former Jubo League leader Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan on three-day remand in a case filed under the money laundering prevention act, reports news agency UNB.

Dhaka metropolitan magistrate Ziaur Rahman showed Khaled arrested in the case and placed him on three-day remand after holding virtual hearing following petition filed by the Criminal Investigation Department.

Khaled, who is now at Kashimpur high security prison, was produced before the court virtually from the jail.

Later, investigation officer of the case and CID sub-inspector Rashedur Rahman sought seven-day remand, while defence counsels argued to scrap the remand plea.

Inspector (unarmed) Md Ibrahim Hossain of economic crime squad of CID filed the case against Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan with Motijheel police station on 7 June.

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-3 detained Khaled from his Gulshan residence in the evening on 18 September 2019, for allegedly running an illegal casino in the city’s Fakirerpool area.

The law enforcement agency seized illegal weapons, yaba tablets and huge cash from his residence.

RAB handed him over to Gulshan police station on 19 September.

RAB filed three lawsuits, one for possessing illegal arms, one under narcotics control act and one under money laundering prevention act against Khaled.