Crescent Leather Products and Crescent Tanneries Chairman MA Kader CollectedDhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Jasim issued the order after the investigation officer of the case produced Kader before the courtA Dhaka court yesterday sent Crescent Leather Products and Crescent Tanneries Chairman MA Kader to jail, after he was arrested in connection with the laundering of a total of Tk919 crore in foreign currencies. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Jasim issued the order after Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) official Md Anower Hossain, investigation officer of the case, produced Kader before the court with a plea to send him to jail. In his forwarding report, the investigation officer said that the accused should be confined in jail until the investigation is completed. Defence lawyer Abul Kalam Azad submitted a bail petition for the accused, but it was rejected by the court. A total 16 others accused in the cases include Crescent Leather and Crescent Tanneries Managing Director Sultana Begum, Rimex Footwear Chairman Abdul Aziz, its managing director Litul Jahan Mira, and 13 current and former officials of Janata Bank.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 31, 2019 17:03 UTC