A Dhaka court on Sunday placed Bangladeshi-origin United States (US) citizen Enayet Karim Chowdhury in a four-day remand in connection with a money laundering case linked with former inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sabbir Faiz passed the order after the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a petition for a five-day remand for him.

No defence lawyer was present in court to represent him.

Just after the hearing, Enayet fell sick on the dock of the Dhaka court, where on-duty policemen and court staff rushed to his aid following a directive from the judge. Shortly afterward, Enayet stood up and told the court he was feeling well.

According to the case documents, the ACC filed a case against Benazir Ahmed, his wife Zeeshan Mirza, and daughters Farhin Rishta binte Benazir and Tahseen Raisa binte Benazir on 20 February this year, accusing them of laundering Tk11 crore through suspicious transactions.

According to the remand petition, ACC found evidence that Enayet had assisted Benazir Ahmed and his family in laundering the money.

On 13 September, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Dilruba Afroz Tithi’s court had ordered him to be sent to jail after he was arrested over suspicious movements in a car around Minto Road.

On 15 September, the court granted a two-day remand for Enayet.

On 17 September, the court had placed Enayet Karim Chowdhury and his associate Golam Mostafa Azad on a fresh five-day remand in the case.

According to case documents, Enayet Karim is allegedly engaged in attempts to overthrow the interim government of Bangladesh by acting as an agent of a foreign intelligence agency, aiming to undermine public safety and national sovereignty.

During interrogation, Enayet reportedly admitted that he is a Bangladeshi-origin US citizen who arrived in Dhaka from New York on 6 September.