Harris Chowdhury

Chowdhury has been a fugitive since the military-backed interim caretaker government took power on 11 January 2007. Later that year, Chowdhury was charged by the caretaker government of acquiring his wealth through corruption.[9][11] In October, he was sentenced to three years in jail by a special anti-corruption tribunal for illegally possessing foreign currency.[12][13] 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.[14]

He was charged with involvement in the murder of former finance minister, Shah A M S Kibria, in 2005.[15] In November 2014, a supplementary charge-sheet was submitted accusing 35 people including Chowdhury.[16] Chowdhury was also charged with Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.[16]

Chowdhury was charged with involvement in the 15 August 2004 Dhaka grenade attack.[17] In December 2014, an arrest warrant was issued against him.[18] In February 2016, his properties were confiscated by the directives of Bangladesh High Court.[19] 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.[20] Interpol Red Notice had been served on him in November 2015.[21] According to CID and police headquarters sources, as of October 2018, Chowdhury was moving through Malaysia, London, Singapore, the United States and India.[21]