A Dhaka court has ordered a four-day remand for Shri Haridas Chandra Tarani Das, the organizer behind Asia’s largest 81-foot Ram statue in Palashbari, Gaibandha, after his arrest under the Money Laundering Prevention Act. The order was issued on Monday, July 13, 2026, by Metropolitan Magistrate Md Ripon Hossain following a request from the investigating officer, DB Inspector KM Rakibul Huda, who had sought seven days of remand.
Defense lawyers Shyamal Kumar Roy, Sushanta Adhikari, and Basudev Guha opposed the remand, arguing that the complaint contained no specific money laundering allegations and that the funds came from devotees for temple construction. Haridas told the court he was a farmer turned temple manager and denied wrongdoing. The prosecution claimed preliminary evidence showed his involvement in illegal currency transfers through hundi operations.
According to the case file, five bank accounts and four mobile financial service accounts under Haridas’s name received Tk 93.5 million from suspicious sources. Investigators allege he and unidentified associates laundered domestic and foreign currency. The CID arrested him on July 12 night, and the investigation remains ongoing.
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