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Arrest warrants issued against Foodpanda MD, four others
Published : Wednesday, 23 September, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Observer online report
A Dhaka court has issued arrest warrants against five people, including Foodpanda Bangladesh Ltd Managing Director Syeda Ambarin Reza, in two cases filed over alleged fraud, forgery and embezzlement.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Joshita Islam issued the order on Wednesday.
The other accused are Foodpanda co-founder and director Zubayer Siddiqui, Head of Category Dilara Faruk, Director of Delivery Md Tabarez Khan, an Indian national, and Senior Manager and Director Mohammad Sajedul Haque.
Plaintiff's lawyer Kazi Mafizul Islam confirmed the matter. He said Gulshan police submitted investigation reports in connection with the cases filed with the court, stating that the allegations against the accused had preliminary evidence.
The court accepted the reports and issued the arrest warrants, he said.
According to the case documents, Shihab Mahmud Bashir, proprietor of a company called Protein and Perishable (PNP), filed the cases against the accused on July 3 last year, alleging fraud and embezzlement.
The court later took cognisance of the allegations and ordered Gulshan police to investigate and submit reports. SI Md Mashiur Rahman submitted a report in one case, while SI Md Sakhawat Hossain submitted the report in the other.
In the cases, Shihab alleged that he began supplying locally produced and imported vegetables and fruits to Foodpanda's associate company Pandamart under an agreement on June 23, 2022.
He alleged that although payments were made regularly at first, the accused later resorted to fraudulent practices. Against purchase orders worth Tk 100,000, only negligible amounts of around Tk 1 to Tk 100 were allegedly deposited into his bank account.
He further alleged that fake signatures were used and fraudulent “Return to Vendor” (RTV) slips were created at multiple locations on the same day to show that goods had been returned, allegedly withholding a large amount of money.
The plaintiff alleged that around Tk 3.8 crore was embezzled in the two cases.
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