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Police have arrested a 20-year-old man while allegedly printing counterfeit banknotes at home in Munshiganj’s Srinagar upazila.
The arrestee, identified as Shrabon Hossain, was caught red-handed with counterfeit notes worth Tk2 lakh in the design of Tk200 bills, a laptop and a colour printer.
According to a press release issued by the district police media cell on Monday, the arrest was made around 9:45pm on Sunday at a one-storey house in Mandra area of Ward 8 under Bhagyakul Union.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of the District Detective Branch (DB), led by Sub-Inspector Mohammad Kamrul Hasan, conducted the raid and found Shrabon allegedly printing the fake notes.
Munshiganj Superintendent of Police Md Menhazul Alam confirmed the arrest, saying the accused is the son of local resident Mojibur Rahman.
The DB police said a case under the Special Powers Act was being prepared against him at Srinagar Police Station.