Controversial businessman Arav Khan has reportedly been arrested in Dubai along with a large amount of laundered money allegedly linked to an adviser of the interim government, journalist Jawad Nirjhor said in a Facebook post on Friday.

According to the journalist, Arav Khan was detained around ten days ago by Dubai authorities as part of an investigation into money laundering. 

However, as no concrete evidence has yet emerged regarding the adviser’s direct involvement, his name has not been disclosed at this stage, Jawad Nirjhor added.

Arav Khan, a fugitive in several criminal cases in Bangladesh, has long been accused of operating businesses abroad with illegally transferred funds.