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Hearing in money laundering case against GK Shamim, 7 bodyguards Jan 7


Bangladeshpost
Published : 24 Dec 2020 09:10 PM | Updated : 25 Dec 2020 12:36 PM

A Dhaka court on Thursday set January 7 for holding hearing in a money laundering case against notorious contractor Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim and seven of his bodyguards, reports BSS.

Acting Judge Hafizur Rahman of Dhaka Special Judge Court-10 passed the order as no witnesses turned up before the court today to testify.

The other accused in the case are – GK Shamim’s bodyguards Delwar Hossain, Murad Hossain, Jahidul Islam, Shahidul Islam, Kamal Hossain, Samsad Hossain and Aminul Islam.

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) 1 Nayek Subedar Mizanur Rahman filed the case on September 21, 2019, for laundering abroad around Taka 168 crore through FDR. Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Additional Superintendent of Police Abu Sayeed filed the charge sheet in the case on August 4, making 26 people witnesses.

The court on November 10 framed charges in the case.

RAB on September 20, 2019, arrested Shamim and the others from his Niketon house and recovered eight firearms, FDR of Taka 165 crore, Taka 1.81 crore cash, large sums of foreign currencies and liquor.