In July, the Criminal Police filed a motion to ban high-ranking officials from traveling to Dhamaka
The High Court has ordered the Bangladesh Bank to take appropriate action to repay the seller fees from the owners of the e-commerce company Dhamakashopping.com.
In response to a written petition, Justice M. Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md. Mostafizur Rahman’s bank issued an ordinance to the company’s directors and owners on Sunday asking why their property should not be confiscated and a travel ban should not be imposed on the company Abroad.
The sellers association Dhamakashopping.com (Invariant Telecom Bangladesh Ltd) filed a motion to seek court orders to reclaim more than Tk 200 billion in money.
At the hearing, attorney Syed Al Asafur Ali Raja represented 130 members of the association, announced its president Jahangir Alam Emon.
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The Crime Investigation Department (CID) is investigating money laundering proceedings against the managing director of the e-commerce platform and family members.
Dhamaka Shopping had transferred more than Tk50 crore – received from customers in advance – to its officials’ bank accounts and laundered the money outside the country.
In addition, transactions worth Tk588 crore remain unexplained by the platform, which was operated without a valid license.
Following the preliminary investigation, in mid-July the Criminal Police applied for a travel ban for the top Dhamaka officials in a letter to the special department.
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They had also sent a separate letter to the Electoral Commission (EC) calling for a ban on the National Identity Cards (NID) of the platform’s top officials – Deputy General Manager Nazim Uddin, Office Director (Operations) Safwan Ahmed, Accounts and Finance Chief Aminur Hossain and CEO Sirajul Islam.
Data from the Directorate for the Protection of Consumer Rights (DNCRP) show that the platform’s services were unsatisfactory as Dhamaka had one of the lowest complaint settlement rates at 25.67%.
On September 28, the Rapid Action Battalion arrested Dhamaka’s Vice President Ibrahim Swapan, Chief Operating Officer Sirajul Islam Rana, and one other person in a fraud and embezzlement case.
Following the arrests, RAB told reporters that the e-commerce platform was unauthorized and unlicensed to run its business, adding that it owed sellers Tk180-190 crore and customers around Tk190 crore.
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Dhamaka Shopping had previously been through the account of Invariant Telecom Bangladesh Ltd.
Dhamaka followed a “zero inventory model” and “money retention process plan” to misappropriate money from its customers and sellers. It moved its money elsewhere in April and all activities have been suspended since July, according to the RAB.
His office and depot rents and employee salaries had not been paid since June.
