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13 arrested over illegal money exchange business
CID of Bangladesh Police in raids arrested 13 people for their alleged involvement in doing money exchange business illegally.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Bangladesh Police in raids arrested 13 people for their alleged involvement in doing money exchange business illegally.
During the raids in some money exchanges, a huge cache of foreign currencies was seized.
The Financial Crime Unit of the CID’s Organised Crime Division conducted the raids in Gulshan, Mohammadpur, Uttara and Ashkona areas of the capital and detained several people.
CID chief Mohammad Ali Mia said details will be revealed in a briefing today at 12 pm.
There have been allegations of dollar market manipulation, exchanging dollars without endorsement, and hundi business against both legal and illegal money exchanges.