DHAKA, March 9, 2026 (BSS) - A court here today ordered the freezing of 445 bank accounts belonging to 61 individuals over alleged involvement in onlinegaming, gambling and laundering money abroad. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Faiz passed the order, accepting a plea filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). The plea said former City Bank PLC official Sheikh Md Wajih Uddin allegedly deposited around Taka 51 lakh in cash into five bank accounts after beingdefrauded online. After reviewing the transactions, the investigators found indications that the accounts were linked to fraud, online gaming, hundi operations,laundering of local and foreign currencies, cryptocurrency trading and customs duty evasion. Therefore, the plea said, freezing the funds in the mentioned accounts is urgently necessary.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 09, 2026 07:47 UTC