Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- The Criminal Investigation Department's (CID) Financial Crime Unit has obtained approval to submit charge sheets in 17 cases against Beximco Group Vice Chairman Salman F Rahman and others for allegedly laundering around Tk 1,200 crore abroad under the guise of foreign trade.

During the investigation, CID found that Beximco Group Chairman ASF Rahman, Vice Chairman Salman F Rahman, and several associates were involved in laundering the money between 2020 and 2024 through 17 companies linked to the group, special police super of the CID (media) Jasim Uddin Khan said on Sunday.

The companies include Adventure Garments, Apollo Apparels, Autumn Loop Apparels, Bextex Garments, Cosmopolitan Apparels, Cozy Apparels, Esses Fashio...