Nassa Group Chairman Nazrul Islam shown arrested in attempted murder case
Following the fall of the Awami League government, Bangladesh Bank removed him and his wife Nasreen Islam from the EXIM Bank board on 29 August
Nazrul Islam Majumder, chairman of Nassa Group, has been shown arrested, following an order by a Dhaka court today (17 September), in an attempted murder case filed over an incident that took place during last year's July Uprising.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Arifur Rahman issued the order after Bhatara Police Station Sub-Inspector Hafizur Rahman submitted an application to show Nazrul arrested in the case.
The case was filed over the attack on a young man named Naim Hasan Niloy, who was shot during protests in front of the Farazy Hospital in Banasree on 19 July last year.
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According to case details, after a long period of treatment, Niloy filed the case on 14 October, naming former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 76 others as accused.
Nazrul was previously placed on a three-day remand in a separate murder case filed at Mirpur Police Station.
Meanwhile, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in February this year sued the Nassa Group chairman on charges of illegally acquiring wealth worth over Tk781.31 crore.
Nazrul, who founded Nassa Group in 1990, led the Bangladesh Association of Banks for nearly 17 years under the Awami League-led regime since 2008. He is also the former chairman of EXIM Bank.
Following the fall of the Awami League government, Bangladesh Bank removed him and his wife Nasreen Islam from the EXIM Bank board on 29 August.
On 25 August, the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit ordered all banks to freeze the accounts of Nazrul and his wife.
After Nazrul's arrest on 2 October 2024, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) launched an investigation against him on allegations of laundering nearly $3 million, or around Tk35 crore, to the United States under the pretext of export.
Nazrul is accused of committing the said crime through trade-based money laundering using Firoza Garments, a concern of Nassa Group, according to a media statement issued by the CID on 2 October.
