A Dhaka court on Tuesday sent to jail two associates of alleged bank scammer Prashant Kumar (PK) Halder on money laundering charges, after they surrendered before the court seeking bails.

The associates are Bashudeb Banerjee, former director of International Leasing and Financial Services, and his wife Papia Banerjee, also a director of the same.

Judge Mohammad Ash-Shams Joglul Hossain of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court passed the order rejecting the bail plea filed by the accused.

In 2021, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed cases against them as well as PK Halder for allegedly laundering about TK 750 crore. PK Halder was the managing director of NRB Global bank, which was later rebranded as Global Islami Bank. 

Currently, PK Halder is being detained in an Indian jail. He was arrested in May 2022 by West Bengal police.

PK Haldar was sentenced to 22 years’ imprisonment on 8 October 2023 in the case of money laundering and acquisition of illegal wealth by the Dhaka Special Judge Court-10.