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Gambling has resumed in various areas of the capital, including Motijheel, including casinos. By changing the strategy, these arcades are being run in small-scale houses. Intelligence agencies are known to be trying to catch traffickers after obtaining such information.
A person who did not want to be named in connection with the illegal gambling business told Kaler Kantha that casinos and gambling businesses still rent rooms in different houses in Corona. Online gambling is also happening.
On September 16 last year, the campaign against casinos began across the country, including Dhaka. On the first day, a raid was carried out on the Fakirapul Young Men’s Club. That day, Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan, the organizing secretary of the Juba League of the Dhaka Metropolitan South Branch, was arrested at his Gulshan residence on charges of being involved in casino business. On October 8, the RAB arrested Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat, president of the same branch of the Juba League, in the border area of Chauddagram in Comilla. With the arrest of these two, the massive business of club-centric casinos in Dhaka began to leak out. From there, extortion information amounting to millions of rupees came out and the names of more casinos started pouring in. Public Works Contractor SM Golam Kibria Shamim aka GK Shamim’s tender business, Mohammedan Club Director Md. Lokman Hossain Bhuiyan, Casino Operator Dhaka Wanderers Club Enamul Haque Arman, President of the Kalabagan Club Mohammad Shafiqul Alam Firoz, Senior Coordinator of Selim Pradhan Online Casino , Habibur Ward Councilor Rahman Mizan aka Pagla Mizan, Mohammadpur Ward Councilor District # 9 Moinul Haque aka Manzoor’s name appears. Then they were caught one by one in the operation. Many people scream. Some hid in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and India. Thus, a total of 49 anti-casino campaigns were carried out over about three months. Of these, 32 were carried out by the RAB and 18 by the police. 275 people were arrested in these raids. Of these, 222 are in Dhaka and 53 are outside of Dhaka.
During this period, RAB raided 11 casinos and clubs. The clubs discussed in the casino are: Mohammedan Club in Motijheel, Youngmen’s Club in Fakirapul, Muktijoddha Sangsad Krirachakra in Gulistan, Kalabagan Krirachakra, Mukti in Wanni, Fu-Wang Club. Then the raids were carried out at several more casinos.
Lt. Col. Ashiq Billah, director of the RAB’s media and legal wing, told Kaler Kanth that the campaign against casinos would continue.
Those who returned to the country after the campaign: It was learned that Mominul Haque Saeed, expelled organizing secretary of Juba League Dhaka Metropolitan South, Mizanur Rahman, central member, SM Rabiul Islam Sohel, former president of Chhatra League Dhaka Metropolitan North, Ali Ahmed, tenant de Muktijoddha Sangsad Krirachakra At least 40 people, including Delwar Hossain alias Delu, are now in the country, who fled abroad in fear of the campaign at the time.
Shafiqul Alam Firoz, president of the Kalabagan Sports Club and Lokman Hossain Bhuiyan, director of the Mohammedan Club, who were arrested in the raid, were released on bail.
Foreign travel ban: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) banned 23 people, including three members of parliament, from traveling abroad during the campaign against casinos. At the same time, the former president of the Juba League of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), Omar Farooq Chowdhury, summoned the bank account of former office secretary Anisur Rahman.
All seized: 8 crore 45 lakh rupees were seized in that operation. FDRs worth Tk 16 crore, checkbooks from 132 different banks and checks worth Tk 11 crore 8 lakh were also seized. In addition, 22 illegal firearms, eight kilos of gold and a large quantity of foreign liquor and yaba were recovered.
Cases: 32 cases were filed in these cases. RAB investigated 14 major cases. Meanwhile, RAB has filed charge sheets in 13 cases. Additionally, RAB is still investigating one case. Police are investigating the remaining 16 cases. Charges have been brought in seven of the cases investigated by the police. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed indictments in four of the five money laundering cases against Gandaria League leaders Thana Awami, Enamul Haque Enu and Rupon Bhuiyan.
According to RAB sources, the case is still under investigation and a charge sheet will be filed soon.
Imtiaz Ahmed, DIG (Organized Crime) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), told Kaler Kanth that 20 houses, 120 flats, 25 kathas of land and 91 bank accounts worth around Tk 19 crore were found in Enu- Rupon.
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