Nagad's administrator was attacked by miscreants yesterday, moments after an Anti-Corruption Commission team raided the digital financial services provider's headquarters and left with preliminary evidence of corruption and money laundering amounting to Tk 2,300 crore.

"We have collected documents and will scrutinise them before submitting a detailed report to the commission," said Tanzir Ahmed, an assistant director at ACC. Ahmed and Ruhul Haque, another assistant director at ACC, led the raid.

Initial findings indicate that Tk 1,700 crore was laundered, while there were irregularities concerning Tk 600 crore in e-money, Nagad's administrator Mohammad Badiuzzaman Didar told the media after the raid.

Earlier on February 3, BB filed a case against Nagad, alleging fraud, embezzlement and financial irregularities amounting to Tk 645 crore.

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The lawsuit named 24 individuals, including 16 officials of Nagad and eight officials of the Directorate of Posts.

After the ACC enforcement team left Nagad's headquarters on Kemal Attaturk Avenue in the capital's Banani, Didar headed out to Gulshan.

A group of miscreants followed him from the Nagad's headquarters, intercepted his car when it got to Banani road number 12 and launched an attack with hammers. The miscreants also physically assaulted Didar, he told The Daily Star.

The attack severely injured the driver and damaged the vehicle.

Earlier on September 5 last year, Didar filed a general diary (GD) against Tanvir Ahmed Mishuk, the former managing director and chief executive officer of Nagad, at Banani Police Station citing concerns for his safety.

Didar said he felt threatened after Mishuk sent him an intimidating text message the previous day. 

However, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Nazmin Akter on October 20 disposed of the GD as Didar did not appear before the court as asked, so permission was not given to investigate the GD.

Bangladesh Bank Spokesman Arif Hossain Khan confirmed yesterday's attack and said Didar, also a central bank director, has been advised to file a case.

Khan assured that the matter would be handled through legal procedures.

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