Ex-MP Masud Uddin Chowdhury shown arrested in money laundering case
A Dhaka court today showed former Feni-3 lawmaker Lt. Gen. (Retd) Masud Uddin Chowdhury arrested in a case lodged under the Money Laundering Prevention Act.
Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sefatullah passed the order as police produced Chowdhury before the court and pleaded to show him arrested in the case.
A team of the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police detained him during a raid in the Baridhara DOHS area of the capital on 23 March this year.
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According to the case documents, from August 18, 2016, to 30 May 2024, workers were charged Tk150,000 each instead of the government-fixed Tk78,990 for sending 9,372 workers to Malaysia.
In addition, another Tk36,500 was collected for passports, COVID-19 tests, medical check-ups, and clothing. As a result, an excess amount of Tk107,510 was allegedly collected from each worker.
In total, around Tk100.75 crore was allegedly collected and laundered illegally.
In this connection, a case was filed under the Money Laundering Prevention Act with Banani Police Station in the capital on 28 August 2025.
