A Dhaka court today (April 25) sentenced two brothers Enamul Haque Enu and Rupon Bhuiyan along with nine others to seven years in prison each for money laundering a total of Tk 19,990,000.

Dhaka 5th Special Judge Iqbal Hossain also fined each of the convicts Tk 4 crore for their involvement in illegal casino business.

The others convicts are their three brothers Shahidul Haque Bhuiyan, Rashidul Haque Bhuiyan, and Merajul Haque Bhuiyan, general secretary of Wanderer’s Club in Motijheel, Joy Gopal Sarkar, and their accomplices Nobin Hossain Sikder, Md Saiful Islam, Tuhin Munshi, Abul Kalam Azad and Pavel Rahman.

Enu, former vice-president of Awami League's Gandaria unit, and Rupon, joint general secretary of the same unit, and five others were present at the court during the verdict.

Among the convicts, Shiplu, Rashidul, Sahidul and Pavel have been absconding while Tuhin is out on bail. The other six are in jail.

On July 26, 2020, CID Inspector Sadek Ali, who is also the investigation officer of the case, submitted the charge sheet against Enamul Haque Enu and his brother Rupon Bhuiyan, and nine others in the case.

Enu, Rupon, and their associate Sunny were arrested from the capital’s Keraniganj on January 13, 2020, as they were planning to flee to Nepal via India by using fake passports.

According to the CID, the brothers were the kingpins behind introducing casino business in Bangladesh. They used to bring casino materials from Nepal and supplied those to buyers across the country.

BDST: 1350 HRS, APR 25, 2022
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