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Tuesday | November 10, 2026 | Dhaka

DNC plans cyber unit to bolster financial crime probes

 Staff Reporter
 Published: 12:06 AM, 10 November 2026

The Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) has documented suspected financial transactions and assets worth Tk 100.39 crore in four money laundering cases linked to narcotics-related crimes, with all four cases now at the trial stage.

Charge sheets submitted in the cases detail suspected transactions and assets totalling Tk 100,38,91,400, according to officials of the Home Ministry and the DNC.

Filed between 2018 and 2023 in Dhaka, Chattogram and Rangpur, the cases have moved beyond the investigation stage and are now awaiting judicial determination.

The amount represents suspected transactions and assets recorded in the charge sheets. It does not mean the money has already been recovered or confiscated. The allegations remain subject to the courts’ decisions.

The four cases are part of a wider DNC drive involving 36 money laundering cases and preliminary inquiries. Five cases remain under investigation, while 27 preliminary inquiries are underway, according to official records confirmed by Home Ministry and DNC officials.

The proceedings are being pursued under the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012, as amended in 2015.

The four cases are Halishahar Police Station Case No. 12, filed on June 11, 2018; Pahartali Police Station Case No. 03, filed on May 1, 2019; Wari Police Station Case No. 07, filed on February 1, 2022; and Tajhat Police Station Case No. 04, filed on March 1, 2023.

Meanwhile, five other cases remain under investigation. These include Gulshan Police Station Case No. 14, filed on March 1, 2025; Godagari Police Station Case No. 25, filed on January 26, 2026; Godagari Police Station Case No. 06, filed on February 8, 2026; Khamarhat Police Station Case No. 24, filed on March 15, 2026; and Chapainawabganj Sadar Model Police Station Case No. 39, filed on June 16, 2026.
Beyond the nine formal cases, the DNC is conducting 27 preliminary inquiries to identify suspicious transactions and establish the nature and extent of suspected illicit wealth.

To strengthen its capacity to investigate increasingly complex financial crimes, the department is planning a modernisation programme.

The proposed measures include setting up a specialised Cyber Security and Money Laundering Unit, a digital forensic laboratory and dedicated prosecution offices at Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court premises.

DNC Additional Director General Mohammad Golam Azam told the media that the initiatives were intended to improve investigations into technology-facilitated drug trafficking, illicit financial networks and other narcotics-related offences.

The roadmap also proposes recruiting specialised public prosecutors and granting departmental prosecutors the full authority of public prosecutors under relevant provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, subject to necessary legal and administrative approvals.

The proposed prosecution offices are expected to improve coordination between investigators and prosecutors, strengthen the presentation of financial and digital evidence and help speed up court proceedings.

The modernisation plan comes as the department faces manpower and logistical constraints.
The DNC’s investigations aim to trace suspected illicit proceeds, identify beneficial owners, detect suspicious transactions and collect admissible financial evidence.

These steps are also important for pursuing the lawful confiscation of assets linked to criminal activities.

With four cases at the trial stage, five under investigation and 27 preliminary inquiries underway, the department faces the task of turning its enforcement efforts into successful prosecutions and legally established outcomes.