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Sunday | October 11, 2026 | Dhaka

Woman held over Tk 2.4m online job scam

 Staff Reporter
 Published: 12:56 AM, 11 October 2026

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested a woman on charges of embezzling Tk 24,19,199 by cloning the website of a Netherlands-based company and luring a victim with online job and investment offers.

The arrested woman is Priyanti Sarker Chitra, 22. She was arrested on the night of 8 October from the Sector 18 area of Uttara in the capital.

The details were released on Saturday in a press release signed by CID Special Superintendent of Police (Media) Md Chhufi Ullah.

According to the case statement, in August 2025 a Telegram ID sent an online part-time job offer to the mobile number of the victim, a businessman.

The gang created a fake website modelled on a Netherlands-based company and lured the victim with earnings of Tk 800 to Tk 2,500 a day in exchange for giving positive ratings and feedback to various tourist destinations on a travel platform.

Attracted by the offer, the victim began work and was initially paid various amounts.

The victim was later added to a Telegram group, where attractive returns were offered on investments of Tk 1 lakh to Tk 10 lakh to mark the company’s first anniversary.

Other members were shown photos of bank deposit slips as proof of their investments, and the victim became interested in investing as well.

According to the statement, on 22 August 2025 the victim first sent Tk 1 lakh from his business’s bank account to a bank account provided by the gang.

He was then persuaded to send more money on the pretext of completing a set number of website visits, taking part in various rounds and meeting other conditions.

In this way, a total of Tk 24,19,199 was taken from him on the same day through various bank accounts and digital transactions.

The victim filed a case at Paltan police station through the court on 1 November 2025.
The CID said six others had been arrested in the same case at various times and sent to court. Four of them have already given confessional statements before a court.

The CID has urged people to be cautious about online jobs, offers of income for completing tasks, and financial transactions involving unknown individuals or organisations. It advised anyone who falls victim to such fraud to preserve the relevant evidence and inform law enforcement promptly.