Dhaka – The Detective Branch (DB) of Police on Monday submitted the charge sheet of a case to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka against 18 persons including six officials of Bangladesh Biman for their alleged involvement in gold smuggling.DB Assistant Commissioner Golam Saklain submitted the charge sheet to the court on March 2. The charge sheet included accused persons are: Biman Engineering Officer Salehuddin, Junior Inspection Officer Md Shahjahan Siraj alias Babul, Junior Security Officer Kamrul Hasan, aircraft mechanic Md Masudur Rahman, Mechanic assistant Md Anis Uddin Bhuiyan, mechanic Mojibur Rahman, sweeping supervisor Abu Zafar, Nepalese citizen Gouranga Rosan, his Bangladeshi associate- C&E businessman Milon Sikder, C&E businessman Abdul Barek Tarafder, businessman Saleh Ahmmad Khan, businessmen Manik Mia, Subrata Kumar Das alias Liton and SM Nurul Islam, money-exchange businessman Saleh Ahammed, Md Raihan Ali, Sirajul Islam and Jasimuddin.
On July 24, 2013, Biman’s cargo hold’s front assistant recovered 124 kg gold from some abandoned boxes in Bangladesh Biman’s Flight No. 702 at Shahjalal International Airport. The aircraft that landed at Shahjalal airport came from Nepal. Immediately after the landing the authorities learnt about the smuggled gold and started the recovery operation. A four-member inquiry committee was formed with Customs Intelligence and Inquiry Directorate Director General Dr Moinul Khan as the head of the committee.
Of the 18 accused, the concerned law enforcing agencies arrested, accused Saleh Ahammed secured bail from the court while the remaining four are still on the run. – Special Correspondent
