Dhaka, March 3 -- The Criminal Investigation Department, or CID, has arrested Sadeeq Agro owner Imran Hossain, who gained notoriety over the "goat scandal", in a money laundering case.

He was taken into police custody in Dhaka on Monday, CID chief and Additional Inspector General Md Motiur Rahman Sheikh confirmed.

"He [Imran] will be presented before the court on Tuesday," he said.

Earlier, a court ordered the freezing of 27 bank accounts belonging to Imran.

The Anti-Corruption Commission, or ACC, also filed a case against him.

Sadeeq Agro has been at the heart of controversy when it tried to sell a goat to a young man last year for a whopping Tk 1.5 million before Eid-ul-Azha.

It was also criticised for asking Tk 10 million for a c...