The High Court (HC) has ordered the authorities concerned to provide the court with information on steps taken to bring back and arrest Proshanto Kumar Halder (PK Halder).
PK Halder, now a fugitive in Canada, is accused of laundering Taka 3,600 crore while performing his duties at various financial institutions.
An HC virtual bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Ahmed Sohel passed the order on Thursday.
The bench also ordered the information be submitted within 10 days in this matter.
Earlier on October 21, the High Court ordered the law enforcing agencies to arrest PK Halder immediately after he lands at the Shahjalal international airport.
Earlier on September 7, PK Halder, Director of International Leasing and Financial Services Ltd (ILFSL), filed an appeal before the High Court on Monday seeking security on his return to the country.
Besides, on January 8, ACC also filed a case against Halder for acquiring wealth of almost Taka 275 beyond any known income sources and money laundering.
In his appeal filed before the bench of Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar, PK Haldar said he wanted to return for providing help to recover the amassed money of ILFSL and sought security for his safety on return.
The High Court on January 22 ordered the confiscation of properties, freezing of bank accounts and passports of Halder, also the former Managing Director of NRB Global Bank Ltd and 19 others organizations mostly paper based and named after his mother, wife and brother.
After hearing appeals of seven investors of ILFSL, the court also imposed restrictions on them to leave the country but Haldar managed to escape.
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