Money laundering case against GK Shamim, argument May 30

GK Shamim being led out of court by Police.

A Dhaka court today deferred the date for submission of argument in a money laundering case filed against eight people, including contractor Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim, to May 30.

Earlier, Thursday was fixed for submission of argument on behalf of the state in the court of Judge Mohammad Nazrul Islam of the Special Judge’s Court-10 of Dhaka but the prosecutor of the court submitted a petition to defer the date due to his illness. Granting the plea, the court set new date for submitting 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 of the capital during a drive against casino and other anti-social businessmen. 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 amount 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 Private Limited.

The elite force filed three cases against the accused- one under the Narcotics Control Act, one under the Money-laundering Prevention Act and the other under the Arms Act, with Gulshan Police Station on September 21of 2019. - Special Correspondent