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Posing as an additional secretary, Kader took a hefty amount of money as “visiting fees” and commissions to lobby for jobs. Some of the victims were present at the media centre yesterday.

Joynal Abedin, a supplier who needed a loan for a government project, said he contacted Kader, after getting a visiting card from a marketing executive of Kader’s office. “I filled up a form and paid Tk 15,000 to meet him. Then I gave him Tk 5 lakh for ‘profile-making charge’. For taking the loan, I paid an additional Tk 2 lakh. He then asked for an advance of one percent of the total loan amount to get a loan of Tk 20 crore. I paid half of what he demanded -- Tk 10 lakh.” He did not get the loan.

DB said two cases have been filed against the arrestees.