Former Member of Parliament and former chairman of Bangladesh Industrial Financial Company Major (retd.) Abdul Mannan is running a thriving business in the United States with the smuggled crores of taka. He has four money exchange establishments in New York alone. Sunman Express Global Money Transfer (formerly Rupali Exchange) is run by his only son Tasfiq Mannan. Recently, the court of Dhaka imposed a travel ban on Major (retd.) Abdul Mannan in the case of embezzlement of Tk 8 crore.

When the investigation officer of the case, Deputy Director of the Anti-Corruption Commission Mohammad Shamim Khandkar applied, the judge of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court. Zakir Hossain gave this order.

In the application, the investigation officer said that the former member of parliament and the former secretary general of Bangladesh, Major Mannan, has become the owner of huge amount of money through corruption and irregularities.

The investigating officer also said that he has learned from reliable sources that the accused may flee the country at any time. ACC Public Prosecutor Mahmud Hossain Jahangir made the application on behalf of the Anti-Corruption Commission.

On December 18, 2022, ACC Deputy Director Abdul Majed filed the case against 12 people, including Major (retd.) Mannan, at ACC's Dhaka-1 integrated district office.

According to sources, the BIFC chairman, directors and officers in collusion distributed Tk 8 crore as a loan to Aminur Rahman, the owner of the telecom service enterprise, without collateral or mortgage. Later that money is transferred to different bank accounts.

It is to be noted that Major (retd.) Abdul Mannan followed Awami League's allies and started business in Turkey with the aim of fleeing the country by smuggling a large sum of money.

The source added that Dudu has 14 cases against Major (retd) Mannan related to money fraud and money laundering. He went to jail 2 times in the last one year in the said case. Later, he tried to flee abroad after obtaining Janim through financial transactions with law minister Anishul Haque's girlfriend Toufika Karim.

v businesses named 'Sunman Express Global Money Transfer' in Jackson Heights, New York with the smuggled crores of rupees. When contacted at the head office in Jackson Heights, New York, an official said that 'Sunman Express Global Money Transfer' (previously known as Rupali Exchange) has four branches in New York only. These are 73rd Street (Head Office), 74th Street Branch, Astoria, and Jamaica. There are also 40/50 agents and around 120 more branches in other states.

Masud Rana Tapan, the current president and CEO of 'Sanman Express Global Money Transfer' (previously known as Rupali Exchange), failed to reach him on mobile phone several times and did not respond when he sent short messages.

Abdul Mannan himself had already prepared to escape. Before that, he assigned his only son to look after the 'Sanman Express Global Money Transfer' and arranged for him to escape to a safe place. Abdul Mannan was informed that he was preparing to escape and the court banned him from traveling in the case of embezzlement of 8 crore rupees.