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Three more PWs testify in graft case against ex-CJ Sinha
DHAKA, Sept 1, 2020 (BSS) – Three more witnesses today testified in a case against 11 people, including former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, for allegedly embezzling Taka 4 crore from then Farmers Bank and laundering the money abroad.
The witnesses are – principal officers of Sonali Bank’s Supreme Court branch Sadikul Islam and Shakwat Hossain Mission and senior officer of the same branch Awlad Hossain.
The three seizure list witnesses testified at Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 and were cross-examined afterwards. Judge Sheikh Nazmul Alam then adjourned the hearing till October 4.
Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 on August 13 framed charges in the case.
Investigation Officer (IO) and ACC director Benjir Ahmed filed the charge-sheet in the case with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge KM Imrul Qayes on December 10, 2019.
The court, however, on February 20, 2020, transferred the case to Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 for further proceedings.
The anti-graft body filed the case on July 10, 2019, for embezzling Taka four crore from then Farmers Bank and laundering the money abroad.
The other accused are– former Farmers Bank managing director AKM Shameem, first vice-presidents Swapan Kumar Roy and Shafiuddin Askaree, senior executive vice-president Gazi Salauddin, vice-president M Lutful Haque, bank’s entrepreneur director Md Mahbubul Haque Chisty alias Babul Chisty, bank clients Md Shahjahan, Niranjan Chandra Saha, his uncle Ranajit Chandra Saha, and Ranajit’s wife Santree Roy.
According to the allegation, Md Shahjahan and Niranjan took the money on loan from then Farmers Bank, which was later transferred to Justice Sinha’s Sonali Bank account, showing it was earned from selling of his (Sinha’s) house.
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