DHAKA, June 9, 2026 (BSS) - The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested a former bank official on charges of misappropriating money by using a customer's credit card without the customer's knowledge.

The arrested individual has been identified as Sarwar Hossain, aged about 40.

According to a CID media release issued today, a team of the Dhaka Metro (West) division arrested him on Monday evening from the Kova Bhaban area on road no. 32 under Gulshan police station, based on intelligence information and digital forensic analysis.

CID said that in 2017, Hossain was a Senior Relationship Officer at a private bank. During that time, a customer applied for a credit card in his name. Later, when the customer no longer needed the card and returned it to the bank, Hossain allegedly failed to surrender it and instead kept it in his possession.

Investigators said he used a false mobile number and address to maintain control over the card, ensuring that one-time passwords (OTPs) and other account-related information were routed to him. He subsequently used the card to conduct financial transactions.

The matter came to light when the victim recently discovered through a report from the Credit Information Bureau (CIB) that a loan had been taken out in his name in 2017. The customer claimed that he had no knowledge of the loan and had never applied for or received one.

After the customer submitted a written complaint to Bangladesh Bank, the issue came to the attention of the concerned bank. An internal investigation later uncovered the alleged fraud.

As a result, a case was filed on April 15 this year with Tejgaon Shilpanchal thana under sections 408, 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the Penal Code.

The investigation found that between late 2017 and mid-2022, transactions totaling Taka 1.77 million equivalent to Taka 17,70,213 were conducted through the credit card at different times without the customer's knowledge.

Of that amount, Taka 1.41 million equivalent to Taka 14,13,500 was repaid but investigators alleged that Taka 5, 56,995 remained outstanding including interest and was misappropriated.

CID stated that Hossain abused the trust placed in him by a customer while serving as a bank employee. Investigators further alleged that he continued using the card even after leaving his job in 2019.

Legal proceedings against the accused are currently underway.