The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has sealed off the Fu-Wang Club in Dhaka after what it says seizing a huge amount of illegal liquor from its premises.
As many as 2,000 bottles of foreign liquor, 10,000 cans of locally-manufactured beer and Tk 700,000 in cash have been seized in the almost 12-hour-long raid which unfolded at Thursday (Sep 26) midnight, RAB’s Legal and Media wing Director Md Sawrar Bin Kashem told a media call.
Three staffers of the club have been detained, he said.
Three percent of the seized foreign liquors were illegally imported while the club failed to show proper documents for 50 percent of the beer, according to the senior RAB official.
“In a clear violation to the narcotics laws, the club used to sell liquor to non-members,” he said.

When asked about the previous raid at the club, Sarwar said: "It was a different raid and we are not concerned about it. Our raid has found irregularities here."

On Monday (Sept 23), the Dhaka Metropolitan Police raided the club at the capital's Tejgaon on allegations of running a casino, but no irregularities were found.

Dhaka district administration's Executive Magistrate Md Abdul Al Mamun, who led the police raid then said: "The club has a bar, but the authorities has produced us license for the business."

The club's Manager Md Shamim Billah told the media then they had permission to run the bar, but no gambling faclitities were there.

Since Sept 18, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and police raided different clubs across Bangladesh, busting illegal casinos. Several people, including Jubo league leaders, were detained in these raids.