File photo of a police officer standing aside a microbus holding Jubo League leader Golam Kibria Shamim CollectedNo witnesses turned up before the court on Thursday to testifyA 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.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 24, 2020 14:03 UTC