Money laundering: GK Shamim’s bodyguards denied bail

A Dhaka court today rejected bail petitions of seven bodyguards of GK Shamim, a top contractor of government projects, in a money laundering case.

The accused are: Delwar Hossain, Murad Hossain, Zahidul Islam, Shahidul Islam, Kamal Hossain, Samsad Hossain and Aminul Islam.

Judge Md Nazrul Islam of the Special Judge Court-10 of Dhaka passed the order after their lawyers submitted separate petitions seeking bail in the case.

The judge fixed November 10 for hearing on charge framing against Shamim and seven others in the case.

During today's hearing, Shamim was produced before the court, but his bodyguards were not present.

On August 6, Abu Sayeed, an additional special superintendent of organised economic crime unit at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), submitted the charge sheet of the case against Shamim and the others.

Sayeed -- also the investigation officer of the case -- in the charge sheet said Shamim, an expelled Jubo League leader, has Tk 337.3 crore in 180 fixed deposit accounts with different banks, two houses in the capital and 52 kathas of land worth Tk 41 crore.