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Argument deferred in money laundering case against GK Shamim, 7 others
A Dhaka court today deferred the date for argument placement in a money laundering case filed against eight people, including Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim, to March 6.
A Dhaka court today deferred the date for argument placement in a money laundering case filed against eight people, including Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim, to March 6.
Monday (February 27) was fixed for placing argument on behalf of the state in the court of judge Mohammad Nazrul Islam of Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-10 but prosecutor Mahbubul Hasan filed a plea to defer the date for argument placement due to his illness. Granting the plea, the judge later set new date for placing the argument in the case.
On January 26, the prosecution started placing argument in the case.
GK Shamim, who was known as an influential contractor of Sabujbagh, Basabo and Motijheel areas of the capital, was arrested on September 20, 2019 in Niketan area during a drive against casino and other anti-social business.
Seven of his bodyguards were also arrested during the raid.
RAB members seized Fixed Deposit Receipts worth Tk 165 crore, Tk 1.8 crore in cash and a huge stash of foreign currencies.
A foreign-made pistol, seven shotguns and a huge cache of bullets were also seized from the office of GKB and Company Pvt Limited.
The elite force filed three cases — one under the narcotics control, one under the money-laundering prevention and the other under the arms acts — against Shamim with Gulshan police on September 21.