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

Published at 02:05 pm December 24th, 2020

File photo of a police officer standing aside a microbus holding Jubo League leader Golam Kibria Shamim Collected

No witnesses turned up before the court on Thursday to testify

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.

Acting Judge Hafizur Rahman of Dhaka Special Judge Court 10 passed the order as no witnesses turned up before the court on Thursday 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 around Tk168 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 Tk165 crore, Tk1.81crore cash, large sums of foreign currencies and liquor.