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DHAKA, May 11, 2026 (BSS) - A Dhaka court today showed former Feni-3 lawmaker Lt. Gen. (Retd) Masud Uddin Chowdhury arrested in a case lodged under money laundering prevention act.

Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sefatullah passed the order as police produced Chowdhury before the court and pleaded to show him arrested in the case.

A team of the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police detained him during a raid in the Baridhara DOHS area of the capital on March 23, this year.

According to the case documents, from August 18, 2016 to May 30, 2024, workers were charged Taka 150,000 each instead of the government-fixed Taka 78,990 for sending 9,372 workers to Malaysia. 

In addition, another Taka 36,500 was collected for passports, COVID-19 tests, medical check-ups and clothing. As a result, an excess amount of Taka 107,510 was allegedly collected from each worker. 

In total, around Taka 100.75 crore was allegedly collected and laundered illegally.

In this connection, a case was filed under the Money Laundering Prevention Act with Banani Police Station in the capital on August 28, 2025.