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Authorities in Jamalpur, Bangladesh, have arrested Abdul Wahed, a former ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami's Madarganj upazila unit, in connection with a massive alleged embezzlement scheme. Wahed, 55, is accused of defrauding customers of the Al Aqaba Multipurpose Cooperative Society of nearly Tk 400 crore.

Rab-14 apprehended Wahed, who also serves as a director of the cooperative, following a tip-off. He is a warrant-listed accused in a case filed in May 2025 and faces a total of eight cases related to fraud and embezzlement. According to police, the cooperative holds deposits amounting to Tk 391.58 crore from 12,661 customers, making the scale of the alleged fraud substantial.

Following his arrest in the bypass area of Jamalpur Sadar on Tuesday, Wahed was handed over to the Madarganj Model Police Station. The Jamalpur Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court subsequently ordered him to be sent to jail. Jamalpur Jamaat Secretary Abdul Awal confirmed Wahed's past leadership role within the party's Madarganj unit, adding that he was later expelled for violating party discipline.

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He was later expelled for violating party discipline.