After concluding the investigation, Additional Police Superintendent Jewel Chakma of CID has indicated that those arrested in connection with the question paper leak case could face money laundering charges.
He said this after the seven suspects, including Syed Abed Ali, confessed in court on Tuesday.
He said: "All those arrested are accused of question paper leaks, and significant amounts of illegal assets have been found. Some suspects are still absconding. We will make efforts to arrest them."
When asked about the possibility of money laundering charges if the investigation finds evidence of illegal assets related to the alleged question paper leaks from both the cadre and non-cadre exams of the PSC, he said, "If such links are found in the investigation, then money laundering charges will be filed."
Earlier, on Monday, ten out of the seventeen individuals arrested in connection with allegations of question paper leaks in 30 recruitment exams over the past 12 years, including the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) exams, were sent to jail.
Metropolitan Magistrate Tahmina Haque of Dhaka rejected the bail application of the ten suspects on Tuesday.
The 10 accused are Syed Sohanur Rahman Siam, the son of Syed Abed Ali, the driver of the former chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC), PSC Deputy Directors Md Abu Zafor and Md Jahangir Alam, Assistant Director Md Alamgir Kabir, Ex-army member Noman Siddiqui, Auditor Priyanath Roy, businessman Md Zahidul Islam, Narayanganj passport office security guard Shahadat Hossain, Dhaka immigration and passport office employee Md Mamunur Rashid and Shaheed Suhrawardy Hospital medical technician Md Niamun Hasan.
Following the publication of a confidential report on a non-governmental television channel on Sunday, an investigation was launched, leading to the arrest of the suspects across various locations in the country.
The Cyber Police Center of CID filed a case at the Cyber Police Center in the capital against these people.
Referring to the ongoing investigation, one CID official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that investigations are ongoing and that it may be impractical to go into further detail before the start of the case.
The case alleges that a syndicated circle leaked the exact question paper of the examination before the scheduled time of the examination for the appointment of Sub Assistant Engineer (Non Cadre) organized by the Bangladesh Public Service Commission on July 5.
They distributed questions and answers to the candidates in exchange for money.
On Sunday, accused Liton Sarkar was arrested from the Shyamoli area of Dhaka with the help of information and technology obtained through sources to carry out the operation.
After tracing their connections from one individual to another, 17 members of this gang have been arrested so far.