Expelled Jubo League leader Samrat charged for siphoning money

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today pressed charges against expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat in a case filed for siphoning off around Tk 222 crore and channelling it to casinos in Singapore and Malaysia between 2011 and 2018.

ACC Deputy Director Jahangir Alam, also the investigation officer (IO) of the case, submitted the charge sheet against Samrat, a "kingpin" of illegal casino businesses in the capital, to the Senior Special Judge's Court of Dhaka.

In the charge sheet, the IO said that Samrat channelled Tk 221.50 crore to two casinos in Singapore and Tk 50.88 lakh to a casino in Malaysia.

Samrat also "cashed out Tk 121.8 crore" from the casinos, according to the charge sheet.

In the charge sheet, the IO said the charges brought against Samrat were primarily proved and he should be brought under trial.

On November 12 last year, the ACC filed the case against Samrat with its Integrated District office-1 of Dhaka for amassing illegal wealth of Tk 2.94 crore.

Samrat came under the spotlight after Rab busted his illegal casino business at different sporting clubs in the capital. He was expelled from Jubo League following his arrest on October 6.