B’baria convicted loan defaulter nabbed after years on the run

Police in Brahmanbaria have arrested a convicted fugitive in a loan default case involving NCC Bank following a special operation on Monday.

The arrested person is Enamul Haque Bhuiyan, son of late Alhaj Zahirul Haque Bhuiyan and owner of Messrs United Sanitary and Machinery, located at Kalibari Mor on T.A. Road in the district town.

Brahmanbaria Sadar Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Shahidul Islam confirmed the arrest, saying that a police team conducted the drive based on secret information. He added that a warrant for the accused’s arrest had been issued by the court in 2023.

The accused was arrested from the South Kalibari Mor area in Brahmanbaria town and was later sent to district jail, police said.

According to bank and court sources, Enamul Haque Bhuiyan took a loan of Tk 2 crore from NCC Bank on September 11, 2012, but later defaulted on repayment. As a result, the bank filed a case against him in 2015 with the Brahmanbaria Chief Judicial Magistrate Court.

After a prolonged hearing, the court sentenced him to one year of simple imprisonment and imposed a fine of Tk 2,47,23,119. Following the verdict, a warrant was issued in 2023, and he had been absconding since then.