The Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) has arrested a key suspect in a mobile banking fraud case involving the hacking of a Nagad agent account and the misappropriation of funds amounting to over BDT 267,000.

The accused, identified as Masud Rana Hridoy, 28, a resident of Fatehabad village under Debidwar police station in Cumilla district, was arrested on Thursday (August 28) during an operation in the Trimohoni area of Joar Bhita, under Khilgaon Police Station in Dhaka.

He was later handed over to Tejgaon Industrial Area Police Station on Friday (August 30), according to Superintendent of Police Barrister Mahfuzul Alam Russell, who leads ATU’s Media and Awareness Wing.

During the operation, authorities seized four mobile phones and two SIM cards allegedly used in fraudulent activities.

According to ATU sources, the fraud involved a mobile banking agent named Md Bahauddin, who operates a Bkash/Nagad outlet in the Tejgaon Station Road area of Dhaka. Between March 21 and 23, 2025, an unidentified individual conducted multiple transactions at Bahauddin's outlet using mobile banking services.

During the final transaction on March 23, the suspect discreetly sent a one-time password (OTP) to Bahauddin’s registered Nagad agent number, subsequently taking control of the account. Before the victim could detect the breach, the fraudster and his associates transferred a total of BDT 267,500 to multiple mobile numbers.

Upon discovering the unauthorised transactions, Bahauddin lodged a formal complaint with the ATU, prompting an investigation. A related case was also filed with the Tejgaon Industrial Area Police Station.

Using intelligence gathered during the inquiry, ATU traced the suspect’s whereabouts and launched the successful operation that led to the arrest of Masud Rana Hridoy, described by officials as the ringleader of a syndicated fraud network targeting mobile banking agents.

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