‘Hundi Suman’ sued in Lalmonirhat on money laundering charges

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) filed a case against Lalmonirhat Awami League leader Sakhawat Hossain Khan Suman, also known as “Hundi Suman” on charges of money laundering and illegal acquisition of wealth.
Sakhawat is the joint secretary of Lalmonirhat district unit of AL.
Lalmonirhat CID’s Assistant Superintendent of Police Abdul Hai Sarkar last night filed the case against Sakhawat, his wife Nahida Akthter Ruma, 43, and one of his employees, Taukir Ahmed Masum, 38, said Sadar Police Station’s Officer-in-Charge (OC) Abdul Quader.
The three accused are now on the run, the OC told our local correspondent.
There are a number of charges against Sakhawat, 48, including land grabbing, hundi business, cattle and gold smuggling, and tender rigging. Due to the hundi business, he became known as “Hundi Suman” in Lalmonirhat.
CID said that they had been investigating the allegations against Sakhawat for long. The investigation found transactions worth Tk 237.49 crore in his bank accounts and Tk 4.39 lakh in the bank account of his wife. Additionally, transactions worth Tk 186.95 crore were made through the bank account of Taukir Ahmed.
Abdul Hai Sarkar, assistant superintendent of police (ASP) of Lalmonirhat CID, said that although there was no legal sources of earning money, a huge amount of money was deposited, and transferred in their bank accounts.
He said, the case was filed against the three under Section 4 (2) of the Money Laundering Act of 2015 for these crimes.
“Even though the case is filed at the police station, the CID will investigate the case. Efforts are being made to arrest each of the accused,” he said.