Sadeeq Agro Chairman Imran held

NN Online:

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested Imran Hossain – the chairman of Sadeeq Agro – in connection with a money laundering case.

Confirming the matter to the media on Monday, CID Chief and Additional Inspector General of Police Md Motiur Rahman Sheikh said, “Sadeeq Agro Chairman Imran Hossain has been arrested from the capital in connection with a money laundering case involving Tk 133 crore.”

Further details regarding the arrest will be disclosed in a press conference scheduled for Tuesday.

According to the case document, CID’s Financial Crime Unit has filed a case under the Anti-Money Laundering Act against Sadeeq Agro’s owner, Imran Hossain, along with Touhidul Alam Zenith and the company itself, over allegations of laundering Tk 133 crore.  Sadeeq Agro was engaged in illegal cattle smuggling from Bhutan, Nepal, Thailand, and Myanmar, along with fraud and forgery to import unauthorised Brahma breed cattle.

The company was also accused of falsely branding local cattle as high-breed foreign animals and selling them at inflated prices during sacrificial animal markets. It further said Imran Hossain transferred Tk 121.32 crore through multiple bank accounts linked to him and his business interests.