Dhaka, July 15 -- A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed Md Khairul Bashar (Bahar), chairman of foreign education consultancy firm BSB Global Network, on a 10-day remand in a case filed over embezzling crores of Taka from individuals by falsely promising overseas higher education opportunities.

Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sanaullah passed the order after police produced the 51-year old before the court and sought a 10-day remand for interrogation, reports BSS.

Bashar was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) from the city's Dhanmondi area on July 14.

According to case documents, Bashar and his associates allegedly swindled around Taka 18.29 crore from 141 people by promising to send them to countries such ...