Immigration police have arrested Amjad Hossain Chowdhury, 48, Managing Director of Rising Group, younger brother of BNP central committee Secretary General Aslam Chowdhury in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). There are 15 cases of embezzlement and money laundering. Police had been searching for him for a long time as there were arrest warrants in all the cases.
He was arrested by immigration police on Thursday night while staying at Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport for Dubai. He was later handed over to Sitakunda police station.
Sitakunda Police Officer-in-Charge (OC) Abul Kalam Azad confirmed the matter to media.
Immigration police said that in most of the cases against Amjad Hossain Chowdhury, there are allegations of embezzlement, loan fraud or default. He was an accused on an arrest warrant in these cases.
According to ACC sources, the ACC filed a case against Amjad Hossain Chowdhury on July 16, 2016 for embezzling Tk 325 crore 76 lakh 30 thousand 955 from AB Bank Agrabad branch. Besides Amjad, his brother Aslam Chowdhury, Jasim Uddin Chowdhury and group chairman Jamila Naznil Maula were also accused in the case. Besides, the ACC filed another case with Halishahar Police Station on December 26, 2016 for embezzling Tk 148.20 crore from Southeast Bank in Halishahar in the name of the same persons.
The last letter was issued on 26 January 2021 from the Money Laundering Branch of the ACC Head Office regarding the ban on emigration of Md. Amjad Hossain Chowdhury.
OC Abul Kalam Azad said there were arrest warrants against Amjad Hossain Chowdhury in 15 cases. At night he was trying to go to Dubai from Chittagong Shah Amanat Airport.
He was banned from leaving the country in two cases by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Besides, the police are also investigating whether there is any case of sabotage against him.
OC Abul Kalam Azad said he would be sent to jail through the court on Friday.
