A Dhaka court has ordered the confiscation of 160 bank accounts of three people, including Golden Monir alias Monir Hossain.
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge KM Imrul Kayesh’s court passed the order after Police Inspector of CID Mohammad Chadek Ali filed an application at Tuesday to seize 160 bank accounts of three people, including Golden Monir.
The other two whose bank accounts were seized are Shafiqul Islam alias Shafiq, Councilor, 44th Ward of Dhaka North City Corporation and Riaz Uddin, Chairman, Sirajganj Sadar Upazila.
On 11th May, CID inspector. Ibrahim Hossain filed a case of money laundering with Badda Police Station against 10 including Golden Monir, Monir’s wife Raushan Akter and son Rafi Hossain.
The other accused in the case are Golden Monir’s sister Nasima Akter, Nasima’s husband Hasan Ali Khan, Monir’s other brother-in-law Nahid Hossain, Monir’s associate Abdul Hamid, Sirajganj Sadar Upazila Chairman Riaz Uddin, Riaz’s brother Haider Ali and Dhaka North City Corporation’s 44th Ward Councilor Shafiqul Islam alias Shafiq.
On November 20, 2020, RAB surrounded Monir’s house at Banasree of Badda area and after an eight-hour operation till November 21, 600 bags of gold jewelry, foreign pistols, liquor, huge foreign currency of 10 countries and Tk 19 million in cash were seized from his house. On December 10th last year, Golden Monir was sent to jail after being remanded for 28 days in three separate cases under the Arms, Special Powers and Narcotics Act. CID filed the latest case under money laundering law with Badda police station.
On May 19, CID took Golden Monir on remand for three days.
