The Criminal Investigation Department has arrested 14 people in raids across five districts for alleged involvement in an online gambling and betting network that used proxy SIM cards and bank accounts to move proceeds, The Business Standard reported on 14 September 2026.
Four additional suspects were arrested in Tangail on 13 September — Bablu Mia, 28; Md Monir Hossain, 30; Nur Safayet Ipti, 24; and Shamim Al Mamun, 29 — bringing the case total to 14, CID said. The Cyber Police Centre said the four supplied SIM cards registered in their names for deposits and withdrawals on betting sites.
According to CID as reported by TBS, the network recruited agents to collect MFS and bank accounts used with SIMs for gambling-related transactions. Agents allegedly kept a commission while remaining funds were moved abroad through bank accounts and cryptocurrency platforms. Earlier arrests in the same case included operations in Tangail (7 June), Narsingdi and Narayanganj (16 June), Narail (12 July) and Rajshahi (19 August). The case was filed at Paltan Police Station on 17 May under sections of the Cyber Security Act.
Arrests remain allegations until a court decides.