Dhaka: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members arrested a suspected member of a fraud gang from Uttara area in Dhaka city on Thursday evening.

Sources at the RAB-1 battalion headquarters said the arrestee, Md Arifuzzaman Shiblo, 35, used to take money from people alluring them of giving jobs in government and private organizations, including bank.

Based on the allegation, an operational team of the RAB-1, led by its senior Assistant Director Md Moinul Islam, carried out a drive in an apartment at Esha Kha Evenue of Uttara Sector-6 and arrested Shiblo at at about 6:25pm, said operation officer senior ASP Md Muhit Kabir Serniabat of the RAB-1.

During interrogation, the arrestee revealed that he offered one Kamrul Hassan the job of a junior officer in "Simanta Bank" in exchange of Tk 3,50,00000 6-7 months ago.

He had received Tk 50,000 as a part payment from Kamrul Hasan on February 15 this year.

Few days letter, he gave a bank offer letter to Kamrul saying that the appointment letter will be provided after getting the remaining money. But the offer letter was proved as fake when it was verified by the bank authority, ASP Mohit Kabir said.

A case was filed in this connection.