The High Court has fixed Tuesday for hearing the rule on bringing back fugitive criminal Prashanta Kumar Halder also known as PK Halder to Bangladesh.
Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Kazi Md Ejarul Haque Akondo set the date for the rule issued on November 19, 2020, Attorney General AM Amin Uddin Manik told Bangla Tribune.
High Court justices said they have a zero-tolerance policy against crimes involving corruption and money laundering.
The High Court bench warned that the court will not tolerate or spare anyone who is found guilty in corruption and money laundering cases.
Meanwhile, the former managing director of NRB Global Bank and Reliance Finance Limited, who was arrested in India on Saturday, expressed his wish to return to Bangladesh, reports Bangla Daily Samakal.
The wanted criminal is currently on a three-day remand placed by an Indian court.
PK Halder was seen breaking down in front of reporters several times when he was taken for a medical check-up.
He also claimed that the allegations against him are not true. “The allegations against me are false, I want to return to my country.”
PK Halder was believed to have fled to Canada after the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Bangladesh began an investigation into his illegal activities related to casino business in 2019.
But he has reportedly been lying low in India since March 2021.
He was arrested in the course of raids by the ED, under the Ministry of Finance of India, in 10 areas of West Bengal on Friday.
Two others arrested during the raids were identified as Pritish Kumar Halder and Pranesh Kumar Halder.
A top official of the ACC told Dhaka Tribune PK Halder had been arrested on the basis of information the commission had gleaned during its investigation and provided to the Indian authorities.
Interpol issued a red notice against PK Halder in January last year at the request of Bangladesh.
PK Halder, accused in multiple cases filed over misappropriation of money, was found hiding in a house in Ashoknagar in the North 24 Parganas province, according to Indian media.
PK Halder had been posing as an Indian citizen by the name of Shibshankar Halder, the ED said in a statement.
On March 1 last year, he fled Bangladesh through Jessore's Benapole land port.
PK Halder possessed two passports — one Bangladeshi and the other Canadian — but used his Bangladeshi passport to go to India.
Despite facing legal action over financial irregularities at home, Halder continued his illegal activities while in India.
The ED has ascertained that PK Halder and his associates managed to float companies in India on the basis of fraudulently obtained identities and even purchased immovable properties at various places, including in the upscale areas of the Metropolis Kolkata.