Dhaka: A court here today issued an arrest warrant against expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat and his associate Enamul Haque Arman in a case lodged under the Money Laundering Prevention Act. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Saifuzzaman passed the order as both the accused failed to appear before the court today.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) filed the case with the city’s Ramna Model Police Station on September 13, 2020. The case documents reveal that Samrat operated illegal businesses in the capital’s Motijheel, Fokirapul, Paltan, and Kakrail areas, managing operations from an office at the Kakrail intersection. He amassed significant wealth from these ventures between December 27, 2014, and August 9, 2019, laundering the ill-gotten money abroad through Arman.
According to the police, Samrat has laundered approximately Taka 195 crore.