Money Laundering Case Against SK Sinha: Two more witnesses testify

Two more prosecution witnesses, including a bench reader of Bangladesh Supreme Court, yesterday gave their depositions before a Dhaka court in a money laundering case filed against former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha and 10 others.

The witnesses are: SC Bench Reader Mahbub Hossain and Dhaka Bank's Savar EPZ Branch Manager Abu Zahid Ansary.

Judge Shaikh Nazmul Alam of the Special Judge's Court-4 of Dhaka recorded their statements. However, the defence declined to cross-examine the witnesses as they did not mention their clients' names in the statements.

The judge then set February 14 for next hearing of the case.

In his statement, Mahbub said he took Tk 80 lakh and Tk 60 lakh from Sonali Bank Ltd at Supreme Court Branch on December 11, 2016 and January 8, 2017 respectively. Later, he bought some savings schemes from a post office with some money for SK Sinha, his wife and daughter and later handed over the rest of the money to Sinha.

Zahid told the court he submitted some documents to the investigating agencies of SK Sinha's nephew Sankhajit Sinha's personal account at his branch.

Seven of the accused were present at the court yesterday while SK Sinha and three others are absconding.