Authorities arrested Md Amjad Hossain, a former additional secretary of the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, along with his son late on Sunday after a raid at their residence in Dhaka’s Uttara which led to the confiscation of over Tk1 crore in cash and 11 iPhones.
The army, in coordination with police, had led the operation at House 33 in Sector 11, Uttara, confirmed Uttara West police station Officer-in-Charge Md Hafizur Rahman on Monday morning.
According to police sources, the raid, which lasted over four hours, led to the seizure of Tk1.95 crore, some foreign currency, 11 iPhones and luxury watches.
Amjad, who retired in 2020 as an additional secretary, hails from Gazipur.
