Nazrul Rajbari Correspondent: A shocking event has occurred in Rajbari, where 901,730 taka belonging to a Saudi expatriate was stolen from BRAC Bank.
On Monday, August 11, a case was filed against five individuals in the Rajbari Anti-Money Laundering Tribunal Court. The complaint was lodged by Md. Babul Hossain, the son of Md. Amin Uddin Khan, a Saudi expatriate from Garakola village in the Narua union of Baliakandi upazila. The defendants in this case include Abu Daud from Khan Pharmacy in Raipur, Md. Haisam Khan from Nijhum Telecom in Durbadanga, Mrs. Khateja Khatun from Nijhum Telecom in Chilahati, Md. Alamin Islam from Snigdha Pharmacy in Sharpukur, and Md. Rejoan Chagir from Chhayarang in Rangpur District Sadar.
Md. Babul Hossain, the plaintiff, stated that he has been residing in Saudi Arabia for an extended period. He deposited his savings at the BRAC Bank Rajbari branch. After returning to the country on July 16, he attempted to withdraw his funds on July 30, only to be informed by the bank that his account lacked the necessary balance. He subsequently obtained an account statement, which revealed that on January 21, 2017, a total of 901,730 taka was transferred to Abu Dawood’s account, 250,000 taka to Md. Haisam Khan’s account, 250,000 taka to Mrs. Khateja Khatun’s account, 250,000 taka to Md. Alamin Islam’s account, and 131,730 taka to Md. Rezwan Chagir’s account. As they were expatriates in Saudi Arabia at that time, they did not engage in any check purchases or transactions in their names. The bank statements and technical analysis indicate that they colluded to hack banking and personal information, using phishing tactics to fraudulently transfer the funds to their business accounts.
The number used in the accounts of the 5 accused to find out about this was called several times, but it was disconnected.
The plaintiff’s lawyer in the case, Adv. Ahsan Habib Newton said that after accepting the case and hearing it, Rajbari District and Sessions Judge Joynal Abedin ordered the investigating officer-in-charge of the CID to submit a report.
