DHAKA, Nov 6, 2025 (BSS) - The Criminal Investigation Department's Financial Crime Unit (FCU) has filed a case against former Bagerhat Deputy Commissioner's Office employee Abdul Mannan Talukder and three others for allegedly laundering over Tk 245.23 crore.

The case was lodged with Bagerhat Sadar Police Station on November 5 under Section 4(2)(4) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012, the CID said in a press release.

The other accused are Md. Anisur Rahman, 62, son of Md. Ali Azgar; Saleha Begum, wife of Hemayet Uddin Talukder; and Jasmine Nahar, wife of Abdul Mannan Talukder.

Mannan, a resident of Dashani village under Bagerhat Sadar, worked as an MLSS (Class IV employee) at the DC office from 1984 to 2010 before retiring voluntarily. 

Using his administrative connections and knowledge of land, he founded New Bashundhara Real Estate Limited, registered with the Joint Stock Company and Firms, under the slogan "For people, for people."

Though the firm claimed to operate in real estate, 95% of its shares were owned by Mannan and his family, and 5% by co-accused Anisur Rahman. The company allegedly lured the public into depositing money with promises to double investments within 4-5 years through a halal interest-free business model.

Instead of raising capital through the market as per its Memorandum of Association, the firm collected Tk 245.23 crore from general investors up to June 30, 2018, and diverted the funds. 

Mannan invested about Tk 66.3 crore in six subsidiaries of his own Sabil Group, including Ajax Jute Mills Ltd, Sabil Dredging & Engineering Ltd, Sabil General Hospital, Sabil Agricultural Development Project, Sabil Law Plaza, and Sabil Fisheries Project.

The rest of the money was transferred anonymously to other entities. The CID said Mannan transferred investors' funds to his own businesses through fraudulent leases, constituting large-scale money laundering.