Dhaka, Sept. 5 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has lodged a money laundering case against former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, accusing him of laundering Tk1,200 crore to Dubai.

The case was filed on Thursday at Kotwali Police Station in Chattogram by an assistant superintendent of police from the CID's Financial Crime Unit.According to a press release issued by the CID's media wing, Saifuzzaman allegedly purchased 226 flats in Dubai between 2016 and 2023.

The properties include locations in Al Barsha South 3rd, Barsha South, Jaddaf, Gulf Commercial, Burj Khalifa, Jabal Ali, World Island, Marsa Dubai, and Nad Al Sheba First, with an estimated value of 335.657 million dirhams.

In addition, two apartments in the Q G...