Tk 245 crore money laundering case filed against former Bagerhat DC office staff Mannan

The CID's Financial Crime Unit has filed a case against Abdul Mannan Talukder, a former candidate of the Bagerhat Deputy Commissioner's office, and four others on charges of money laundering worth Tk 2.35 billion.

This information was given in a press release signed by CID Special Police Superintendent (Media) Jasim Uddin Khan.

The other accused in the case are 2. Md. Anisur Rahman (62), 3. Saleha Begum and 4. Jasmine Nahar. Accused Jasmine Nahar is the wife of former Umeda Abdul Mannan Talukder.

The preliminary investigation into the money laundering case against the accused regarding the fraudulent transfer of deposits of Tk 245 crore 23 lakh 33 thousand from 19,967 general investors by promising high profits for a company called New Bashundhara Real Estate Limited.

Investigation revealed that Abdul Mannan Talukder, a former candidate (MLSS-class IV employee) of the Bagerhat District Commissioner's Office, served as MLSS from 1984 to 2010. He voluntarily retired in 2010. He was involved in land purchase and sale while in service. Due to his service in the DC's office, he developed friendships with people at different levels of the administration. He had immense knowledge about land.

After retirement, he started a financial transaction company called "New Bashundhara Real Estate" with the slogan "For people, for people". The company was registered with the Dhaka office of Joint Stock Company and Farms. The business of the company was real estate business and land purchase and sale and its ownership was centered on only a few individuals. However, the owner of 95% of the shares of the company is Abdul Mannan Talukder and his family and the owner of only 5% of the shares is accused number 02 in the case Md. Anisur Rahman.

New Bashundhara Real Estate Company is promoting the idea of ​​profiting through interest-free halal business with guaranteed depositors' money by investing in it. In light of this promotion, New Bashundhara Real Estate Ltd. guarantees that all citizens of Bangladesh will double their invested money in 4/5 years by investing any amount up to a maximum of 5000/- taka.

According to the company's Memorandum and Articles of Association, it is supposed to raise capital from the capital market through the sale of shares. However, the company named New Bashundhara Real Estate Limited, instead of raising capital from the capital market, accepted deposits of 245 crore 23 lakh 33 thousand taka from 19 thousand 967 general investors from the time of its inception to 30/06/2018, by offering high profits.

Later, accused Abdul Mannan Talukder invested a total of 662.67 crore taka from the money collected from general investors in 06 subsidiaries of Sabil Group owned by him. The subsidiaries related to the money transfer are:

1. Ajax Jute Mills Limited, Mirer Danga, Fulbari Gate, Khulna

2. Sabeel Dredging and Engineering Limited, Bagerhat

3. Sabil General Hospital, Pirojpur

4. Sabil Agricultural Development Project, Bagerhat, 5. Sabil Law Plaza

6. Sabil Fisheries Project, Bagerhat.

The remaining money was transferred anonymously to other institutions by accused Abdul Mannan Talukder.

He has fraudulently transferred 245 crore 23 lakh 33 thousand taka from investors to another company under his ownership in the name of lease. As this fraud was proven true in the initial investigation, the CID has filed a case against Abdul Mannan and 4 others at Bagerhat Sadar Police Station, Case No. 08 dated 05/11/2025 AD. Section 4(2)(4) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2012 (Amendment/15).

The investigation into the case is currently being conducted by the Financial Crime Unit of the CID. The CID's investigation and operation are continuing in the interest of uncovering complete information about the crime, identifying and arresting other members.