Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- Police have filed a case against a man accused of defrauding people of Tk 150 million by using the illness of former prime minister and BNP chief Khaleda Zia as a pretext.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) said the case was registered at Pallabi Police Station in Dhaka on Sunday afternoon under the Money Laundering Prevention Act. Alongside the main suspect, Motalles Hossain, two to three unnamed individuals have also been accused.

According to CID, Motalles Hossain posed for years as a liaison officer of Khaleda Zia and used this identity to collect money from individuals and businessmen. Investigators said they found evidence of transactions worth around Tk 200 million through bank accounts under his n...