The Criminal Investigation Department on Monday seized a luxurious hotel in Dhaka鈥檚 Banani area and froze Tk 33.81 crore of Rangdhanu Group following a court order.
The financial crime unit of the CID seized Hotel Unique Regency built on 6.2 decimal of land at Banani and froze Tk 33.81 crore in Bangladesh Samabaya Bank Limited, said a press release.
The department has found the properties during an investigation into a money laundering case filed against Rangdhanu Group owner Rafiqul Islam and his accomplices.
Rafiqul Islam took loan of Tk 400 crore from Baridhara branch of Islami Bank, Tk 270 crore from Bashundhara branch of First Security Islami Bank and Tk聽 200 crore from Gulshan branch of Union Bank in the name of Rangdhanu Builders and money from some other banks through forgery and fraudulence and received foreign citizenship and invested the money abroad.
