BNP standing committee member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain has been detained in a money laundering case filed by Anti Corruption Commission.
He was held from his Gulshan residence of the capital on Wednesday night, Dhaka metropolitan police confirmed the Dhaka Tribune.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has demanded immediate release of Mosharraf.
Earlier on February 6, the Anti Corruption Commission had filed a money laundering case against Mosharraf Hossain with the Ramna police station.
It is alleged that the BNP leader has laundered around Tk9.53 crore to different countries when he was the minister for health and family planning from 2001 to 2006.
The case was filed under three provisions of the money laundering act-2002, 2009 and 2012, Rafat Ara Sultana, duty officer of Ramna police station earlier told the Dhaka Tribune.
Earlier on February 10, the High Court granted anticipatory bail to Khandaker Mosharraf for six weeks in the case.
Later on February 24, BNP leader Hossain’s bail was cancelled by the Supreme Court.
Source: Dhaka Tribune
