Laundering Tk195 crore: Samrat shown arrested

Expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat has been shown arrested in a money laundering case on Tuesday.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sarafuzzaman Ansari ordered to shown him arrested this noon after Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police placed a plea seeking him arrest.

Earlier on September 13, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) lodged the case against him with Ramna police in Dhaka on charges of siphoning of Tk195 crore to Singapore and Malaysia.
Samrat’s close associate Md Enamul Haque Arman was also sued on the same charge.

According to the case statement, Samrat in coordination with his associate Md Enamul Haque Arman siphoned off Taka195 crore to Singapore and Malaysia.

Samrat earned the money through operating various illegal activities in Motijheel, Fakirapool, Paltan and Kakrail in the city from an office owned by him, the CID’s case statement read.

According to the statement, Samrat had visited Singapore 35 times, Malaysia three times, Dubai two times and Hong Kong one time between December 27, 2011 to August 9, 2019 while his associate Arman visited Singapore 23 times from December 12, 2011 to May 18, 2019.

RAB on October 6, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Samrat and his associate Arman from Kunja Sreepur village of Alkora union under Chauddagram upazila of Cumilla district.