Anisul Huq’s cashier Toufiqa under CID scanner for money laundering

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has started inquiry into charges of money laundering against Toufiqa Karim, allegedly a cashier of former law minister, Anisul Huq’s illegal money.

“The CID’s Financial Crimes Unit has initiated the inquiry against Toufiqa Karim and the people and organisations serving her interests to probe the charges of money laundering,” said a press release of the CID signed by its Special Police Super Md Azad Rahman.

The inquiry has started upon information and complaints received from various sources, reports BSS.

Taufiqa Karim has become very close to former law minister Anisul Huq as they were lawyers by professions, the release said.

Taufiqa, chairman of Citizen Charters Bank and Managing Director of the Desh TV, has been accused of building an illegal syndicate through which she allegedly looted money by abusing power with the direct support of the former minister, it said.

From the year 2014, Taufiqa used to change the judgment of the cases along with their bail by accepting huge amount of money from the defendants in various sensational cases, changing accounts, fraud, giving jobs without taking exams, in the subordinate courts of different districts and cities, the press release said.

There was an allegation against Toufiqa of employing 18 drivers in the Dhaka Sessions Judge’s Court and Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court in 2020 from the former law minister’s constituency Akhaura-Kasba through irregularities.

According to the available statistics, the press release said, the former law minister Anisul Huq has built several houses in Canada, Dubai and Malaysia with his illegal wealth.

There are also rumors that Taufiqa left the country and fled to Canada on July 26 prior to fall of the Awami League government, it said.