A Dhaka court on Tuesday sent chairman of Sadeeq Agro Imran Hossain to jail in a money laundering case.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate MA Azharul Islam passed the order following a petition filed by CID inspector and also investigating officer of the case Sayedur Rahman.

Masud Ahmed Talukdar, a counsel to the BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and also the president of Dhaka Bar Association,  filed a petition seeking bail for his client.

Members of CID arrested Imran Hossain from Dhaka on Monday.

He was produced before the court around 1:23 pm on Tuesday.

Zunaid Hossain, sub-inspector of CID ,filed a case against three people including Imran with Mohammadpur Police Station.

According to the case statement, Imran and Touhidul Alam Jenith had laundered nearly Tk 86 lakh abroad through fraudulence in the name of importing Brahman cows, violating the government rules.

They were also found involved in bringing cows of ‘bhutti’ variety from Thailand, Myanmar, Bhutan and Nepal through Teknaf and Ukhia bordering areas of Cox’s Bazar.

They were found to have earned Tk 121,32,15,144 illegally and transferred and converted through various bank accounts in the name of the accused persons and their interested organisations.

Sadeeq Agro chairman arrested in money laundering  case

Dhaka Customs House seized 15 Brahma cows and kept in the central cattle breeding and dairy farm in Savar, which were supposed to be slaughtered and sold at a fair price as per government instructions.

Besides, they forcibly occupied the Ramchandrapur government canal in Beribandh area under Mohammadpur police station.