Former Feni-3 lawmaker and retired lieutenant general Masud Uddin Chowdhury has been shown arrested in a money laundering case involving over Tk 100 crore. The order was issued on Monday by Dhaka’s Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sefatullah following a petition from CID’s Additional Superintendent of Police Abdul Hadi, the investigation officer in the case.

Masud Uddin was earlier arrested on March 23 from his residence in Baridhara DOHS in connection with a separate case over embezzlement of Tk 24,000 crore and human trafficking. He was placed on multiple remands in several cases, including murder, before being sent to jail on May 7 after 44 days in custody. During Monday’s hearing, he was produced before the court from prison.

The money laundering case was filed on August 28 last year at Banani Police Station by CID Sub-Inspector Moniruzzaman against Masud Uddin and 32 others. The complaint alleges that his company, Five M, charged migrant workers excessive fees for employment in Malaysia, collecting Tk 107,510 extra per person from 9,372 workers, totaling Tk 100.75 crore allegedly embezzled and laundered.