Arrest Warrant Issued against Evaly Chairperson Shamima

The court has issued an arrest warrant against Shamima Nasrin, the chairperson of the e-commerce company Evaly.

Dhaka's cyber tribunal judge Mohammad Assamach Jaglul Hossain denied his bail and issued an arrest warrant.

The cyber tribunal gave this order on October 19, but today (October 26) the matter came to light.

Shamim Al Mamun, bench assistant of the tribunal, confirmed the matter and said that October 19 was the date for receiving the charge sheet of the case. On that day, Shamima applied for time through the lawyer without appearing in the court. The court rejected the time plea and issued an arrest warrant against her. At the same time, the court set a date for the hearing of the charge sheet on January 22.

On September 30, 2021, a customer named Alamgir Hossain filed a case against Russel and Shamima of Evely under the Digital Security Act at Badda Police Station on the charge of embezzlement through digital media.

According to the statement of the case, the plaintiff came to know about Evaly through various social media including Facebook in early 2020. Various daily necessities including electronic products are offered at low prices. He opened separate accounts with two mobile numbers through Evaly's apps. He ordered various products worth approximately 5 lakh taka with his ID. He opened another ID in the name of a friend and ordered various products worth 23 lakh taka. He ordered a total of Tk 28 lakhs with two IDs and paid through Bkash/Nagad and various bank accounts. But the Evaly authorities did not deliver the ordered products within the stipulated 45 working days. Even after 7 months he did not get the ordered products. After contacting Evaly authorities several times in this regard, they promised to deliver the product and delayed it.

It is further stated in the statement that the accused have embezzled money from numerous common people across the country by deceiving them through digital means of delivering products at low prices.

After the investigation, CID sub-inspector Pradeep Kumar Das filed a charge sheet against Russel and Shamima on September 16 this year.