The High Court has ordered 11 family members, including the two daughters of Khabir Uddin, a director of People’s Leasing and Financial Services Ltd (PLFSL), to surrender their passports in connection with a money laundering case that also implicates scam-tainted businessman Proshanta Kumar Halder.
Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar issued the order after a hearing on Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com.
They have also been ordered to deposit 5 per cent of the Tk 1.96 billion they allegedly embezzled within 30 days.
Earlier, the Rapid Action Battalion arrested Sharmin Ahmed, 42, and Tanya Ahmed, 37, the two daughters of Khabir Uddin, at the capital’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. According to the RAB, the two ‘associates’ of Halder were trying to flee to Canada after arriving in Dhaka only a month ago.
Halder is currently in the custody of Indian authorities after fleeing Bangladesh in the face of money laundering and illegal wealth acquisition charges.
The High Court had previously ordered those who defaulted on PLFSL loans to appear in court on Mar 7 to face embezzlement charges. But, after they failed to comply with the order, the court directed law enforcement to arrest them on Apr 19.
Last year, the authorities arrested Abantika Baral, another ‘close aide’ to Halder, in the capital’s Dhanmondi. So far, law enforcers have arrested dozens of Halder’s associates in connection with a case…
