A Dhaka court has placed former lawmaker Lt Gen (retd) Masud Uddin Chowdhury on four days’ remand in a case filed by the Anti‑Corruption Commission (ACC) over allegations of embezzling Tk119 crore through sending workers to Malaysia.
Judge Md Sabbir Faiz of the Dhaka Metropolitan Special Judge’s Court passed the order following an ACC petition. The court Bench assistant Riaz Hossain confirmed the matter.
The court order came after ACC Assistant Director Md Abul Kalam Azad, investigation officer of the case, sought seven days’ remand in presence of the accused.
ACC Public Prosecutor Mir Ahmed Ali Salam argued in favour of the remand petition, while defence lawyers opposed and sought cancellation.
According to the ACC petition, Masud and others colluded to abuse government authority by acting as agents for recruiting workers to Malaysia. Although the government‑fixed fee was Tk78,990, the accused collected additional sums.
They allegedly extorted Tk119.32 crore in phases, causing illegal harm to recruited workers. The illegally obtained money was laundered through disguise, transfer, and conversion, leading to charges under the Penal Code, the Money Laundering Prevention Act, and the ACC Act.
Earlier, on the night of 22 March, Masud was arrested from his Baridhara DOHS residence by Detective Branch of Police. He was later arrested in a case and has since been in jail, facing remand in several cases.
