Published : 18 Sep 2026, 03:16 PM
Updated : 18 Sep 2026, 03:16 PM
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested two members of an alleged fraud ring accused of swindling a man out of Tk 9.42 million through a fake job offer on Telegram.
The victim was first approached with what appeared to be a job offer from a jewellery company before being directed through a phishing link to a fake website, according to the agency.
There, he was offered commissions for completing online orders and later encouraged to invest money with promises of higher returns.
The arrestees are Md Julhas Uddin, 39, of Dampara in Nikli Upazila of Kishoreganj, and Prahor, 28, of Gundhar in Karimganj Upazila.
CID Special Superintendent of Police (Media) Md Sufi Ullah said in a statement on Friday that Julhas was arrested during a raid in Kishoreganj Sadar around 8pm on Thursday.
Prahor was later arrested based on information provided by Julhas, he said.
According to the CID, plaintiff Mehedi Haque Nion received a message on Telegram on Aug 24, 2025, offering him a job at a jewellery company called “Jels”.
After he visited what appeared to be the company’s website and expressed interest, the alleged fraudsters sent him a phishing link that took him to a fake website.
The platform offered commissions for completing online orders before encouraging him to deposit increasing amounts of money in return for higher profits.
At one stage, the group allegedly showed profits in his account after telling him he had completed 90 orders.
He was then asked to send more money to complete further orders and withdraw the profits displayed on the site.
The CID says Nion transferred money in several instalments to different bank accounts, eventually losing Tk 9.42 million.
He filed a case with Paltan Police Station on Jan 3.
After taking over the investigation, the CID says it identified members of the ring through financial records and intelligence.
Twelve other alleged members of the group had previously been arrested in several phases of the investigation.
Investigators later tracked Julhas to Kishoreganj Sadar, leading to Thursday’s arrests.
The two suspects have been sent to court with a petition seeking remand, the CID said.
