A Dhaka court today directed the authorities concerned to publish a gazette by May 23, showing former BNP lawmaker Mosaddek Ali Falu "fugitive" in a case filed for siphoning Tk 183.92 crore to Dubai.

Judge KM Emrul Kayesh of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court passed the order after the officer-in-charge (OC) of Cantonment Police Station failed to arrest Falu in connection with the case.

On February 14, the court directed the OC to implement -- by March 23 -- the order for arresting the former lawmaker. On December 13 last year, the same court accepted the charges against Falu and two others and issued arrest warrant against him as he was shown fugitive in the charge sheet.

The two others are SAK Ikramuzzaman, managing director of RAK Ceramics and Rakhen Development Company Ltd, and Syed AK Anwaruzzaman, director of Star Ceramics Private Ltd. Both of them had earlier secured bail from the trial court.

ACC Deputy Director Md Gulshan Anowar Prodhan, also the investigation officer of the case, on September 30 last year submitted the charge sheet to the Senior Special Judge's Court of Dhaka. Falu, a former advisory council member of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, was shown "fugitive" in the charge sheet as he did not obtain bail from any court like the other two.

On May 13 of 2019, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case with Uttara Paschim Police Station against Falu and three others under the Money Laundering Act for siphoning Tk 183.92 crore to Dubai.