The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

A forged banknote manufacturing factory was unearthed at the city's Uttara on Tuesday night.

It is learnt that Tk 100 fake banknotes and Tk 500 fake banknotes were used to be produced at the factory using Tk 5 and Tk 100 original banknotes respectively.

Four persons were arrested during the raid into the factory after Tuesday midnight. Arrested person were identified as Sathi, Hena, Hridhoy and Neaz Sheikh.

Acting on a tip-off, a team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-1 led by its deputy director Major Saif raided a residence at Jasimuddin Road at Uttara Model Town under the Turag Police Station on Tuesday night and unearthed the fake banknote manufacturing factory at the first floor of the house.

During the raid, the RAB-1 members seized huge quantity of forged note manufacturing papers, computers, printer, computer discs, hard discs, chemicals, and Tk 70,000 forged notes of Tk 100 and Tk 500 denominations.

Besides, the RAB personnel recovered forged Indian rupees.

Major Saif, told the reporters that they had found forged Indian banknotes for the first time apart from Bangladeshi banknotes. "This is something unusual," he said.

He said, the CDs and hard discs seized during the raid would be examined to find out more information about the arrested persons.

"We're expecting to nab other members of the gang soon," he said.