Former DGFI chief Sheikh Mamun Khaled detained by DB

The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police detained former director general of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), Lt Gen (retd) Sheikh Mamun Khaled, in the early hours of Thursday.  

Additional Commissioner (DB) Shafiqul Islam confirmed that a DB team arrested him from Mirpur DOHS around 1:15am.

"Sheikh Mamun Khaled has been accused in a case filed with the International Crimes Tribunal," he added.  

Defence sources claimed the former intelligence chief faces multiple allegations, including amassing illegal wealth, involving DGFI in political activities, and orchestrating controversial “militant drama” narratives.

He is also alleged to have misappropriated hundreds of crores of taka from the Jolshiri Housing Project and linked to “Aynaghor.”  

Sources further alleged that during Sheikh Hasina’s regime, Khaled used the influence of Sajeeb Wazed Joy to accumulate vast illegal wealth.

However, no official statement detailing these allegations has been issued by authorities.  

Police said further investigation into the matter is ongoing.