Staff Reporter :
A 56-year-old man accused of laundering Tk 1,396 crore was arrested at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
The accused Shahidul Alam, who has been facing 29 money laundering cases, was trying to leave the country for Italy. He was shown arrested in a case filed at the Paltan Police Station in 2019. A team of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate along with the immigration and Paltan police arrested him on Saturday (August 13, 2022), said a CIID press release.
According to the press release, Shahidul imported high-duty alcohol, cigarettes, LED TVs, and powdered milk under false declaration in concert with others using fake identities, addresses, company names, and other associated documents.
He avoided paying significant amount of customs duty and laundered crores of taka.
A Dhaka court sent Shahidul to jail on Saturday, it said.
