Gambling business and money laundering under the banner of 'Wafi Print Media' in Sylhet

Masrur Masum alias Abu Wafi, who entered Shibir politics as a student, then became a teacher, and is now a businessman and Jamaat supporter in Sylhet, has built a dangerous and toxic criminal empire. Although he maintains a deep friendship with scholars and clerics and maintains a perfect religious dress, behind the scenes he controls international banned gambling sites like 'Linebet' and a digital hundi syndicate worth billions of taka.

Our investigative report has revealed the chilling details of this dark world operating behind the banner of 'Wafi Print Media' and the irrefutable evidence of Masum's extreme deceit. All the documents and sensational call records of the crimes of this 'ideal masked' mafia, which cleverly capitalized on the religious sentiments and political identities of the common people, are now as clear as daylight.

Gambling payment gateway under the guise of a printing business

'Wafi Print Media', located on the ground floor of the Main Complex (B-6) in Ambarkhana, Sylhet, is an ordinary graphics design and printing company on the outside, but inside it is a huge international money laundering operation.

According to the sensational information obtained during the initial investigation; this company is being used directly as a 'payment gateway' and 'merchant' in illegal transactions on the banned and controversial betting site 'Linebet' worldwide. Under the guise of a printing business, it is basically a transaction point of a dangerous digital hundi syndicate, which is smuggling crores of taka abroad by showing the thumbs up to the existing laws of the country.

Although 'Wafi Print Media' may seem like a creative institution to the general public, a close investigation reveals that every inch of it is a blueprint for well-organized cybercrime and money laundering. This illegal business is being carried out by organized groups, largely with the administration's blind eye.

Irrefutable evidence and test deposit

A long investigation was conducted to catch this organized gambling syndicate red-handed. As soon as the reporter entered the international betting app 'Linebet' in the guise of a reporter and started the process of depositing money, the name 'Wafi Print Media' appeared on the digital screen. There, a specific bKash merchant number (01744-237181) was provided for payment. To ensure 100% authenticity of the information, when this reporter made a test deposit of 300 taka, it was seen that the money was being deposited directly into the official merchant account of 'Wafi Print Media' controlled by Masrur Masum.

The reporter now has transaction ID: DCQ8HJLX26 (Date: March 26, 2026) as irrefutable documentary evidence of this illegal transaction, an indelible digital footprint of Masum's criminal empire.

Owner's mistake in call records and 'SIM' drama

The most sensational and dramatic turn of the investigation comes when the reporter directly confronts Masrur Masum (on the telephone). Although initially very natural and polite in the conversation on the mobile phone, Masum is instantly bewildered and disoriented in the face of irrefutable evidence of the direct involvement of 'Wafi Print Media' in the gambling payment gateway and the bKash merchant number.

According to the call records, he made a desperate and unsuccessful attempt to cover up his crime by providing inconsistent and contradictory information. At first, he skillfully denied it, but at some point, he was forced to admit that the controversial bKash merchant account was opened with his own National Identity Card (NID) and trade license.

However, to avoid responsibility, he came up with a new story and claimed that the SIM card for the account was registered by a friend of his named 'Shamim'. At one point, to cover up his helplessness, he claimed that he had already 'broken' the SIM card.

According to criminologists, this is just a very old and cheap tactic of destroying digital evidence after a serious crime has been committed, which essentially proves to the public the criminal's involvement in the crime more strongly.

Recognition of bKash Helpline

Masrur Masum's criminal reign is not based on mere speculation, but is proven based on the documentary evidence of the bKash authorities themselves. An audio recording of a conversation with bKash's official helpline 16247 shows that when asked about the 'test deposit' of Tk 300 sent by the reporter, the customer care representative unequivocally confirmed that the money was directly deposited in the merchant account of 'Wafi Print Media'.

This undeniable and technical authenticity of the digital transaction proves that Masum is directly using his business entity as a payment gateway for the international gambling site 'Linebet'. This call record has thrown Masum's claim of 'ignorance' or 'blaming others' into the dustbin as a mere fabricated story and has been established as an irrefutable digital footprint of his crime.

Legal Reality and Innocent Lies

"According to the analysis of financial transaction and cybersecurity experts, Masrur Masum's 'I don't know' or 'friend's SIM' - these frivolous arguments are basically just a shameless attempt to cover up his crime. The reality is that to activate a bKash or Nagad merchant account, it is mandatory to submit the updated trade license of the concerned organization, the owner's national identity card, TIN certificate, and a bank account operated in the name of the organization. Not only that, it is impossible for such a commercial account to be activated without the physical presence of the organization's owner and successful completion of each step of the strict KYC verification, including biometrics.

Therefore, it is clear as day that Masrur Masum, in a fully conscious and well-planned manner, created this 'digital drain' or illegal transaction channel to collect international gambling money by using all the legal documents of his organization. His actions are not only criminal, but also a deep blow to the stability of the country's financial sector.

Facebook profiles and the dissection of ideological masks

Analyzing Masrur Masum's Facebook profile reveals a clever and well-planned picture of his 'dual character'. He is very cunningly using his religious image and political identity as an impenetrable 'protective shield'. He has created an artificial area of ​​trust in the public mind by using photographs with famous scholars and his identity as a former student camp worker and current Jamaat supporter as a shield. Basically, behind this 'sacred and idealistic image' lies a terrible blueprint of international money laundering and gambling syndicates.

Although he speaks of religious discipline and ideals, behind the scenes he is weakening the backbone of the national economy by smuggling the country's valuable money abroad through gambling and digital hundi, which are strictly prohibited in Islam. His actions are not only a financial crime, but also an extreme betrayal of religious and ideological beliefs.

Demand for administrative intervention and legal action

It is surprising that such well-organized anti-national and heinous criminal activities are being carried out in broad daylight behind the scenes of a printing business in a busy and important town like Ambarkhana in Sylhet, but it has so far remained out of the sight of the administration. We have the confessional audio record of Masrur Masum in his own voice, irrefutable screenshots of Linebet and video footage of the crime. There has been a strong demand to immediately bring Masrur Masum, the main mastermind of this mafia ring that is destroying the backbone of the national economy, and his associates under the law. However, the criminals are out of reach as the intelligence agencies and the police's cyber crime unit are unaware of this matter.

When several senior police officials were asked about the matter in a private conversation, they told this reporter, "Our country's money is being smuggled abroad through hundis. The country's financial situation has become fragile due to the smuggling of crores of rupees in this way."

In response to another question, they said, "Online gambling has taken a serious shape. Officials of various banks including bKash, Nagad and Rocket are also aiding this terrible gambling. However, our intelligence units are working on this issue. If more investigative reports are published in the media regarding this matter, it will be easier for us to bring the criminals to justice."

[Note: This investigative report was jointly produced by 'The Finance Today' and 'Daily Bortoman Din. Both these news portals are subsidiaries of the RNTC Group.]