A Dhaka court on Thursday deferred the hearing on charge framing to June 14 against BNP Standing Committee member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain in a case filed for money laundering.
Judge-in-Charge of the Special Judge Court-1 of Dhaka, Hosne Ara Begum passed the order as accused Dr Mosharraf was not produced before the court on the occasion.On February 6, last year, Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) director, Nasim Anwar, and also the Investigation Officer of the case filed the case with Ramna Model Police Station of the city and he submitted the charge sheet of the case against the accused to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on August 14 of the same year.
According to the charge sheet, Mosharraf and his wife Bilkis Akhter deposited over Tk 9.53 crore to their joint account No.108492 with Lloyds TSB Offshore Private Banking, St Peterport, UK. However, Bilkis is not included in the charge sheet as her involvement was not found, said at source at the ACC. – Court Correspondent
