Former Textile and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi - Photo: File Photo

DHAKA, Dec 11, 2025 (BSS) - The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed a case against former textiles and jute minister and former lawmaker Golam Dastagir Gazi and eight others for allegedly laundering around Tk 86.78 crore through fraudulent land acquisition.

According to CID’s Financial Crime Unit, the accused formed an organized crime ring that, between 2015 and 2024, forged documents, extorted landowners, and illegally seized and transferred 2,401.46 percent of land in Rupganj, Narayanganj. 

The land’s current government value stands at nearly Tk 87 crore.

Special Police Super (media) of CID Md Jasim Uddin Khan confirmed the filing of the case.

The case, filed under Section 4(2) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act 2012, names Gazi, his former personal secretary Emdadul Haque, and six others. 

Investigators say several unidentified accomplices were also involved.

A Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge earlier ordered the attachment of assets worth Tk 400 crore related to the case and appointed the CID chief (Additional IGP) as receiver. 

The CID’s investigation is ongoing to identify additional suspects and uncover the full details of the alleged crime.