Harris Chowdhury

Chowdhury has been a fugitive since the military-backed interim caretaker government took the power on 11 January 2007. Later that year, Chowdhury was charged by the caretaker government of acquiring his wealth through corruption.[5][8] In October, he was sentenced to three years in jail by a special anti-corruption tribunal for illegally possessing foreign currency.[9][10] In November, a Dhaka court sentenced him to 59 years in jail and fined him Tk 21 lakh on five counts of charges, including abuse of power and government-transport mishandling.[11]

Chowdhury was charged with involvement in the murder of former finance minister, Shah A M S Kibria, in 2005.[12] In November 2014, a supplementary chargesheet was submitted accusing 35 people including Chowdhury.[13]

Chowdhury was charged with Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.[13]

Chowdhury was charged with involvement in the 15 August 2004 Dhaka grenade attack.[14] In December 2014, an arrest warrant was issued against him.[15] In February 2016, his properties were confiscated by the directives of Bangladesh High Court.[16] In October 2018, a special court found Chowdhury and 37 others guilty in the grenade attack case. He was sentenced to life term in prison and fined Tk 50,000.[17] Interpol Red Notice had been served on him in November 2015.[18] According to CID and police headquarters sources, as of October 2018, Chowdhury was moving through Malaysia, London, Singapore, United States and India.[18]