PK Halder’s associate Tajbir sent to jail over money laundering
Tajbir was detained last night, and around noon today, intelligence officials handed him over to the Airport Police Station.
A Dhaka court has sent to jail Tajbir Hasan, managing director of controversial travel company Haltrip and a close associate of fugitive Prasshanta Kumar Halder alias PK Halder.
Magistrate Md Rakibul Hasan of the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court passed the order today (4 October) after a hearing.
Earlier, Sub-Inspector Md Suman Mia of the Airport Police Station,the investigating officer of the case, submitted a petition seeking a seven-day remand for interrogating the accused in police custody under Section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
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Following the petition, the court ordered that Tajbir be sent to jail and fixed 14 October for the remand hearing, said public prosecutor Kaiyum Hossain Nayon.
Tajbir was detained last night, and around noon today, intelligence officials handed him over to the Airport Police Station, said the station's Sub-Inspector Anisur Rahman.
According to the remand petition, Tajbir Hasan, 35, was arrested while attempting to travel to Turkey. Intelligence officials identified him as a close associate of PK Halder, a fugitive banker and businessman accused in multiple cases of financial crimes in Bangladesh.
The petition also mentioned that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is currently investigating Tajbir for alleged money laundering. He is reportedly a 10% shareholder in a large sum of money connected to PK Halder.
Tajbir's company Haltrip, a travel agency, shut down in early 2020 after allegedly disappearing with clients' money, leaving scores of travellers and agencies defrauded. Tajbir fled the country in January that year, later acquiring dual citizenship in Turkey and Vanuatu. Several sources also claim that he holds residency in Malta and a Golden Visa in Spain.
