The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested a member of a Libya-based human trafficking network who allegedly extorted ransom from victims’ families and laundered approximately Tk30 crore through personal and institutional accounts.
Rabbani Faraji, 35, a resident of Satbaria in Kalia, Narail, was arrested through an operation in the Sonadanga area of Khulna metropolis.
Investigation revealed that Rabbani Faraji and his younger brother Rubel Faraji are active members of an international human trafficking network, with their elder brother Awal Faraji as the mastermind.
The network targeted individuals aspiring to go to Italy and various European countries, enticing them with offers and sending them to Libya. Upon arrival, victims were illegally detained, subjected to physical torture, and ransom money was extorted from their families.
CID’s investigation further revealed that the two brothers conducted financial transactions amounting to approximately Tk30 crore through their personal and institutional accounts.
Preliminary evidence has been found that they acquired vast immovable properties, including multi-storey buildings in Khulna city, using illegally obtained money.
The accused’s bank accounts have been frozen under the Money Laundering Prevention Act and Rules. Processes to seize their acquired immovable properties are also ongoing.
Rabbani Faraji was an accused in the charge sheet of Kotwali Police Station Case No. 08 dated April 13, 2026, under Section 4(2)(4) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012.
CID’s investigation is ongoing to determine the sources of assets acquired through human trafficking and money laundering, the money laundering network, the involvement of other members, and the extent of illegal assets. Legal action has been initiated against the arrested accused.
