Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Police has approved the submission of charge sheets in 17 money-laundering cases filed against Beximco Group Vice Chairman Salman F. Rahman, Chairman A.S.F. Rahman, and several others, over allegations of laundering nearly USD 97 million (approximately Tk 1,200 crore or Tk 12 billion) abroad in the name of exports.

Additional IGP Sigbat Ullah, chief of CID, confirmed the matter to journalists at a press briefing at the CID headquarters in the city on Sunday.

CID's Financial Crime Unit found in its investigation that, between 2020 and 2024, 17 corporate entities under the Beximco Group laundered a large amount of money abroad under the guise of foreign trade. These entities ...