Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP)arrested two people, including a foreigner on charge of selling herbal products online by opening a fake Facebook ID using picture and name of Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen.

Based on secret information, a team of Cyber Crime Division (South) of the DB conducted a raid at Gulshan area in the city on Friday night and arrested Nurul Amin alias Yamin and Vietnamese citizen Tran-Anh-Tho alias Mr Tony.

Three mobile phones, four laptops and various Chinese and Vietnamese products used in fraud were also recovered from their possessions.

Briefing reporters at DB headquarters in the city on Saturday, Additional Commissioner (DB) of the DMP Mohammad Harun Or Rashid came up with the information on Saturday afternoon.

Regarding the fraud, the DB chief said that Mr. Tony and Nurul Amin are the main agents of the fraud syndicate. They opened fake Facebook pages using the names and pictures of various celebrities including the Health Minister and advertised. These fake Facebook pages have been operating from Vietnam reportedly by Vietnamese national Dong.

People of the country ordered on the page after seeing that flashy advertisement. Then the information was sent from the marketing group of the syndicate in Vietnam to the Bangladeshi people working in the company called 'Unique Shipping Agency' here. From there, Someone rings the customer from the number registered under a fake name, confirms the order and delivers the product to the courier.

Although these low-quality products are brought from Vietnam-China, the products have no legal permission for marketing in Bangladesh, the DB chief said.

During investigation, DB found a company called 'Unique Shipping Agency' in Gulshan of the city. Those who have been selling low-quality products imported from Vietnam and China using the names and pictures of various celebrities and political figures of the country including the health minister.

The top officer of the DB said DB has started working on the fake Facebook ID in view of a case filed by the Health Minister's personal assistant at the Shahbag police station. At one point we see the common man being duped with various flashy advertisements including hair tonics and hair treatments using the name and picture of the health minister.