Authorities in Bangladesh still have not officially received confirmation on the arrest of fugitive PK Haldar on charges of money laundering and amassing ill-gotten wealth, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said.
Following the news of PK Halder’s arrest in India, the minister told Bangla Tribune on Saturday: "We have not been officially informed."
He said the government also learned about PK Halder’s arrest through media reports.
"We will take necessary steps if the home ministry and the concerned authorities request for his return," Momen said.
Former managing director of NRB Global Bank and Reliance Finance Limited Prashanta Kumar Halder, also known as PK Halder, was arrested in India, during a raid by The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) branch under the Ministry of Finance of India, on Friday.
The other two arrested was identified as Pritish Kumar Halder and Pranesh Kumar Halder.
"PK Halder has been posing as an Indian citizen by the name of Shibshankar Halder," the Directorate said in a statement.
He had managed to obtain various government identities like ration card from West Bengal, Indian Voter ID card, Permanent Account Number and multi-purpose Aadhar card, the ED said in a statement.
The three arrested managed to float companies in India on the basis of the fraudulent documents.
On March 1 last year, he fled Bangladesh through Jessore's Benapole land port.
According to media reports PK Halder possessed two passports -- one Bangladeshi and the other Canadian -- but used his Bangladeshi passport to go to India.
