The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Wednesday deposited the money, which was confiscated from former Awami League leader Enamul Haque Enu and his brother Rupon Bhuiyan’s house in Old Dhaka, with Bangladesh Bank.
According to a Dhaka court order, the confiscated money was deposited with the central bank in line with a court order, said CID Special Superintendent (Economic Crime Unit) Mostofa Kamal.
He also said that according to the law, the authorities had deposited the sum, adding that they were still investigating the matter to determine and further identify other individuals who might have been connected in this matter.
Earlier on February 25, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) conducted an overnight raid at the house on Lalmohan Saha street in Old Dhaka and recovered huge amounts of hard cash from five safes.
The elite crime busting force also seized foreign currencies, including US$9,300, Malaysian Ringgit Rm174, Indian Rs5,350, Chinese Yuan1,195, Thai baht11,560, UAE Dirham 100 and also seized an FDR worth Tk5 crore, gold jewellery of around 1kg, as well as casino equipment during the raid.
Two cases were filed with Wari police station against Enu and his brother Rupon two days after the seizure of the money and other valuables from their Dhaka residence.
The cases were filed under the Special Powers Act and the Money Laundering Prevention Act-2012.
Later, the case under the Money Laundering Prevention Act was handed over to the CID.
