DHAKA, March 8, 2026 (BSS) - The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has launched an investigation into alleged money laundering abroad involving former managing director (MD) of Dhaka WASA, Md. Abdus Salam Bepari.

According to sources concerned, the CID has begun examining allegations that the removed Dhaka WASA chief illegally transferred large sums of money to foreign countries. 

The investigation will focus on tracing possible financial transactions, bank accounts, and assets that may have been acquired abroad through illicit means, officials concerned said.

Officials said the probe aims to determine whether any public funds were misappropriated and laundered outside the country during his tenure at Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA). 

Relevant financial records and documents are expected to be reviewed as part of the inquiry.

The CID is also likely to seek information from financial institutions and other relevant authorities to track suspicious transactions linked to Abdus Salam Bepari.