Apan Jewellers owners remanded

Three owners of Apan Jewellers were placed one-day remand each in connection with money laundering cases in Dhaka today.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate AKM Muinuddin Siddique put Dildar Ahmed Selim on the remand in a money laundering case filed with Ramna Police Station.

Meanwhile, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sabbir Yasir Ahmed Chowdhury granted the remand for Gulzar Ahmed and Azad Ahmed in another two money laundering cases lodged with Gulshan Police Station.

Customs Intelligence and Investigation Department (CIID) officials produced the trio before the courts seeking three-day remand for each.

On August 12, Customs Intelligence filed five cases against the three Apan Jewellers' owners under the Money Laundering Prevention Act.

According to the statements of the cases, the accused imported around 15 maunds of gold and diamonds by “dodging tax”.

Dildar, father of Banani double rape case prime accused Shafat Ahmed, Gulzar and Azad were sent to jail after they surrendered before three Dhaka courts, seeking bail in the cases on October 24.