Ishwardi Thana Police have unraveled the mystery behind a sensational incident where 3 hundred thousand (3 Lakh) Taka was embezzled from a businessman by fraudsters posing as officials of Southeast Bank PLC. In connection with this incident, Md. Tareq Uddin (40), the mastermind of an inter-district bKash fraud gang, has been arrested from Lalmonirhat district.
The arrested Tareq Uddin is the son of Selim Uddin from Sikdarpara village under Ramu upazila of Cox's Bazar district. Police stated that he has a total of 20 cases, including 11 fraud cases, pending against him in various police stations across the country.
According to police sources, on June 11, 2026, the victimized businessman and owner of "Satota Electric" located at Fakirer Bottola near Station Road in Ishwardi municipality, Md. Ziaur Rahman, filed a written complaint at the Ishwardi Police Station. Following this, he was arrested during a raid in Lalmonirhat on Sunday (October 4).
According to the statement of the case, around 11:00 AM on June 11, a few fraudsters, including Md. Jubayer Ali Khan, visited the "Satota Electric" shop. At that time, one of them introduced himself as an official of Southeast Bank PLC, Ishwardi branch, and lured the businessman with the promise of opening a new account, convincing him to deposit 3 lakh Taka in the bank.
Later that day around 12:30 PM, businessman Ziaur Rahman went to the Southeast Bank PLC Ishwardi branch with 3 lakh Taka. At that moment, the accused instructed him to send the money to various bKash and Nagad numbers. Out of blind trust, the businessman sent a total of 3 lakh Taka through multiple transactions. Right after sending the money, the fraudsters cleverly fled the bank. Later, upon inquiry, it was revealed that the person was not a bank employee. Subsequently, the accused began dilly-dallying instead of returning the money.
Ishwardi Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Ashadur Rahman Asad stated, "The arrested Tareq Uddin is a professional fraudster. He has multiple fraud cases against him in various districts of the country. During initial interrogation, he confessed to defrauding general businessmen for a long time by posing as bank officials and offering various temptations."
He further added that after completing legal procedures, Tareq has been sent to the Pabna District Jail. Police operations are ongoing to arrest the remaining members of the gang.
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Reported by S. M. Raja, Ishwardi (Pabna) Correspondent • Edited by the Daily Best News desk. Send corrections to [email protected].
