Ex-JL Leader Khaled Remanded in Laundering Case

A court on Tuesday placed former Jubo League leader Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan on a three-day remand in a case filed under the Money Laundering Prevention Act.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ziaur Rahman showed Khaled arrested in the case and placed him on three-day remand after holding virtual hearing following a petition filed by the Criminal Investigation Department.

Khaled, who is now at Kashimpur High-Security Prison, was produced before the court virtually from the jail.

Later, the Investigation officer and CID sub-inspector Rashedur Rahman sought seven-day remand, while defense counsels argued to scrap the remand plea.

Inspector (unarmed) Md Ibrahim Hossain of Economic Crime Squad of CID filed the case against Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan with Motijheel Police Station on June 7.

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-3 arrested Khaled from his Gulshan residence in the evening on September 18, 2019, for allegedly running an illegal casino in the city’s Fakirerpool area.

The law enforcement agency seized illegal weapons, yaba and huge cash from his residence.

RAB handed him over to Gulshan Police Station on September 19.

RAB filed three cases, one for possessing illegal arms, one under the narcotics control act and one under the Money Laundering Prevention Act against Khaled.

Source: UNB