The Criminal Investigation DepartmentCID) has arrested two suspected members of a fraud gang, who would con people with promises of sending them to America.
The two were arrested from the Satarkul area of Badda in Dhaka on Wednesday night.
The arrestees are Altaf Hossain, 48, and his associate Shariful Islam, 58.
During a press briefing, CID (Dhaka Metro South) Special Superintendent Mohammad Kamruzzaman said: "Altaf is the main leader of the gang. He identifies himself as America's expatriate and claims to have many businesses there, as well as connections with high officials both in America and Bangladesh.
"Altaf told people that he came to Dhaka to build a nursing home in his mother's name, and had spent around Tk3,000 crore for this,” the CID official added.
He further said Altaf would con money from people by promising jobs at a mosque and company called Vela Associate in America, both of which he claimed to own.
Meanwhile, Altaf’s associate Shariful would find marks for their con.
Some of the victims told Dhaka Tribune that Altaf always dressed well and used expensive cars to convince people that he was a high-profile individual.