Masud Uddin Chowdhury on 4-day remand

A court in Dhaka has granted a four-day remand for former Member of Parliament Masud Uddin Chowdhury in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over allegations of embezzling Tk 119 crore by sending workers to Malaysia.

On June 21, he was produced before the court of Special Judge Md. Sabbir Foyez at the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court from jail. The investigating officer of the case, ACC Assistant Director Md. Abul Kalam Azad, sought a seven-day remand for proper investigation. After the hearing, the judge granted a four-day remand.

According to the remand petition, accused Masud Uddin Chowdhury and others, in collusion, abused government power to get appointed as agents for recruiting workers to Malaysia. Although the government-fixed fee was Tk 78,990, the accused allegedly collected extra money. They are accused of illegally collecting an additional Tk 119 crore 32 lakh 70 thousand from the recruited workers in different stages. The petition further stated that the accused laundered the illegally collected money through concealment, transfer, relocation, and conversion by illegal means. A case has been filed against them under the Penal Code, the Money Laundering Prevention Act, and the Anti-Corruption Act. The application mentioned that a seven-day remand was necessary for further interrogation of the accused.
Earlier, on the night of March 22, Masud Uddin Chowdhury was arrested by the Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Branch (DB) police from his residence in Baridhara DOHS in the capital. He is currently in jail.