DHAKA, July 13, 2026 (BSS) - The Financial Crime Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed a money laundering case involving suspicious transactions worth Tk 9.35 crore against Haridas Chandra Taranidas, also known as Touhid Islam.

According to a CID press release issued today, Haridas allegedly travelled to India illegally in 2010 for education and training before returning to Bangladesh.

Haridas, son of Gopinath Taranidas of Madhya Ramchandrapur village under Palashbari upazila in Gaibandha, passed SSC from Hasbari Bahumukhi High School in 2006 and HSC from Dhaka Cambrian College in 2008. 

The CID said he converted to Islam in 2019 and adopted the name Touhid Islam. Since then, he allegedly introduced himself as a protocol officer to the then prime minister and used edited photographs with the former premier, along with fake phone calls saved under the names of influential individuals, to gain the trust of victims.

Following allegations of fraud involving government job recruitment, transfers, hundi transactions and organised crime, the CID launched a preliminary inquiry.

The investigation found that although the accused had no legitimate source of income, around Tk 9.35 crore was deposited into and withdrawn from his bank and mobile financial service accounts through transactions deemed suspicious. 

Investigators also found that large sums of money had been deposited into his accounts by individuals from different parts of the country, transactions that were inconsistent with his known occupation.

The CID further said that a previous case filed with Banani Police Station in 2022 under the Digital Security Act and relevant sections of the Penal Code surfaced during the inquiry.

Based on the preliminary findings, the Financial Crime Unit concluded that there was evidence of money laundering involving domestic and foreign currency, as well as organised criminal activities. 

A case has been filed with Uttara West Police Station under Section 4(2) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2012 (amended in 2015).

The CID said the investigation into the suspect's financial transactions through various bank accounts and mobile financial service accounts is continuing.