A Dhaka court today placed Mohammedan Sporting Club director in-charge M Lokman Hossain Bhuiyan on a two-day remand in connection with a case filed with Tejgaon Police Station yesterday.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sarafuzzaman Ansari passed the order after police produced him before the court with a five-day remand prayer in a drugs case.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested Lokman Hossain, also a director of Bangladesh Cricket Board, from his Monipuripara residence on Wednesday night with four bottles of liquor.

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Lokman has Tk 41cr stashed abroad: Rab

Since Rab started an “anti-gambling operation” on September 18, Lokman was on hiding in different places including Narayanganj.

During primary interrogation, Lokman admitted of amassing huge sums of money and deposited around Tk 41 crore in two banks in Australia, according to the Rab.

Rab filed the case against Lokman under the Narcotics Control Act with Tejgaon Police Station yesterday.

Rab may file a case under the Money Laundering Act against him.