Ex-DGFI chief detained in Dhaka

Detective Branch (DB) of police detained former DG of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) Lieutenant General (retd.) Sheikh Mamun Khaled from the capital's Mirpur area early Thursday.

He was detained during a raid at a house at Mirpur, said DMP Additional Commissioner and DB Chief Shafiqul Islam

He added Khaled is an accused in several cases including a case filed with Mirpur Police Station in connection with the July-August 2024 movement.

It has not yet been decided under which case the DGFI chief will be shown arrested, DB chief said.

According to intelligence sources, allegations against Sheikh Mamun Khaled include involving DGFI in political activities, his controversial role during the 1/11 period and irregularities related to the Jolsiri housing project.

Earlier, in May last year, a court imposed a travel ban on Sheikh Mamun and his wife Nigar Sultana following a petition by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). At the time, the ACC said it was probing allegations of financial irregularities and assets against them.