A Dhaka magistrate court has granted a five-day remand for each of the six suspected fake currency smugglers, including a Bangladesh-born Pakistani national, in a case filed with Airport police station in the capital.
Metropolitan Magistrate Kazi Kamrul Islam passed the order on Saturday after Sub-inspector Tarique-uz-Zaman, also investigation officer of the case, produced them before the court seeking a 10-day remand for interrogation.
Those who were put on remand are Abdullah Selim, Md Jahangir, Abdul Khalek, Kamrul Islam, Abu Sufian, and Mamun Ur Rashid. Of them, Selim is a Pakistani.
Sub-Inspector Ashraf Ali, general recording officer (GRO) of Dhaka CMM court confirmed that the six accused were placed on remand.
Earlier, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested the six members of a fake currency smuggling and human trafficking gang from near the Shahjalal International Airport in the capital city.
The RAB also seized fake Indian currencies worth Rs1 crore, Tk6.24 lakh, a large amount of US dollars, Pakistani rupees, UAE dirham, Saudi riyal, 28 Bangladeshi and Pakistani passports and a large number of fake seals from them during the drive.