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RAB-3 Executive Magistrate Palash Kumar Basu led a raid on Monir’s six-story home in Merul Badda from midnight Friday to Saturday morning.
Monir was arrested after conducting a search operation for illegal assets, said RAB-3 Ops Assistant Superintendent of Police Farzana Haque.
He said that Tk 1.9 crore in cash, four liters of liquor, 8 kg of gold, a foreign pistol and a few rounds of ammunition were recovered from Monir’s house.
RAB officials said that Monir’s business was not a business, but gold smuggling; Later he got involved in the land business.
The RAB-3 commander, Lieutenant Colonel Rakibul Hasan, said: “There was once a gold shop in the New Market area of Monir.
“During the gold smuggling business, he became known as the Golden Monir. But since 2001, he closed the business and focused his attention on the land business ”.
A press release issued by Bajus on Saturday said: “Monirul Islam, aka Golden Monir, has been described in various media as a gold dealer.” This is undermining the quality of the country’s general gold traders. According to Bajus, Monir is not a gold dealer.
“No member of Bajus supports such action. We applaud stakeholders for eradicating these illegal activities. We stand with the government to stop such activities if necessary in the future.”
Five vehicles were found at Monir’s home, three of which were impounded because they did not have valid documents, RAB officials said.
According to RAB, Monir’s assets are worth more than Tk 1,050 crore. He has more than 200 parcels in Badda, Niketan, Keraniganj, Uttara and Nikunj.
According to RAB, there is a land theft case against Monir copying the RAJUK seal and one ACC case.
RAB officials also hinted at Monir’s involvement with BNP.
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