Tawhid Afridi granted bail in fraud case, no bar to release

A Dhaka court on Tuesday granted bail to content creator Tawhid Afridi, son of MyTV Chairman Nasir Uddin Sathi, in a case filed with Wari Police Station over fraud and criminal breach of trust.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam granted him bail on a Tk1,000 bond after a hearing, defence lawyer Iqbal Mahmud Shovon confirmed.

"He had already secured bail in two cases from the High Court and has now obtained bail in another case. There is no legal bar to his release from jail, as bail has now been granted in all three cases," the lawyer said.

Earlier, on 24 August 2025, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested Tawhid Afridi from Barishal. He was later shown arrested in multiple cases and was also taken on remand.

According to the case statement, Syeda Ashfah Tawaha Dyuti filed the case against unnamed accused. She alleged that an online fraud syndicate contacted the complainant via WhatsApp and Telegram on 13 January 2025, offering a job opportunity.

The fraudsters then persuaded the victim to invest money in several stages. They gained her trust by returning a small amount and lured her into making further investments. In this way, they allegedly misappropriated a total of Tk2.35 lakh from the victim.

Tawhid Afridi was identified as a suspect during the investigation and was subsequently shown arrested in the case on 15 June, investigators said.