Police arrested a person who was sentenced 17 years in jail for embezzling Tk 1,200 crore from Basic Bank in Noakhali on Sunday (August 27) night.

Md. Anowar Hosen was arrested based on secret information from Noakhali’s Sonaimuri Upazila. He is the so-called chairman of BD Softex and son of Dr. Md. Giash Uddin Selim of Wasekpur village under the Upazila.

Sonaimuri police station officer in-charge (OC) Md. Ziaul Haq confirmed the matter.

He said the arrestee had been sentenced to 17 years of jail for embezzling Tk 1,200 crore from Basic Bank. 

In 2015, Anowar embezzled TK 1,200 crore through Bismillah group. Later, when he tried to flee the country to London DB police arrested the convict, he said.

“However, later Anowar got bail and went into hiding. Now we have arrested him and he will be produced before Noakhali Chief Judicial Magistrate Court,” the official added.

BDST: 1517 HRS, AUGUST 28, 2023
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