DHAKA, Aug 20, 2026 (BSS) - Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested two more members of an online gambling and money laundering syndicate, including an administrator of a betting website allegedly operated from Russia.

According to a CID press release issued today, the Cyber Police Centre (CPC) arrested Syed Zaman, 27, and Ruhul Quddus alias Bappi, 28, during separate raids in Rajshahi and Jhenaidah on Wednesday.

Zaman was arrested from Padma Residential Area under Chandrima Police Station in Rajshahi in the afternoon, while Quddus was arrested later that night from Kotchandpur Railway Station area in Jhenaidah based on information provided by Zaman.

According to CID, Zaman was an administrator of an online gambling site controlled from Russia.

The accused allegedly recruited betting agents across the country, collected their mobile financial service (MFS) numbers and bank accounts, and used them to facilitate deposits and withdrawals by gamblers.

The CID said the agents deducted commissions from gambling proceeds before transferring the remaining money through bank accounts and cryptocurrency platforms for alleged laundering abroad.

The two suspects also allegedly activated their own agent SIM cards on betting sites and collected SIMs belonging to other agents for the same purpose, the press release said.

The CID previously arrested eight people in connection with the case.

The investigation is continuing to identify the operators of the betting platforms, agents, account holders and possible domestic and overseas associates.

The accused have been sent to court with a remand plea, the CID said.

The department urged the public to refrain from online gambling and betting and to report information about such illegal activities to law enforcement agencies.