Koko asked to appear in court Feb 15
A Dhaka court yesterday asked Arafat Rahman Koko, the youngest son of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, to appear before it on February 15 in connection with a money laundering case.
Senior Special Judge ANM Bashir Ullah passed the order after Koko's lawyers informed the court that the home ministry extended his parole for two months on December 14 last year.
The court also asked Gulshan police station to submit the execution report of arrest warrant against Ismail Hossain Saimon, son of former Shipping Minister, the late Akbar Hossain, by February 15.
The same court earlier issued an arrest warrant against Saimon and asked police to submit a report by yesterday, but they failed to do so.
The Anti-corruption Commission filed the case against Koko on March 17 last year under the money laundering law for siphoning off Tk 19,70,25,000 to Singapore.
As per the deposition, a portion of the money deposited to Koko's bank account came from an account of China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd opened in the USA.
China Harbour was operating in Bangladesh at the time of the transfer as it was constructing the New Mooring Container Terminal.
The investigation officer of the case included Saimon's name as his involvement with the money laundering was found later.
On November 15 last year, the court accepted the charge sheet against Koko and Saimon after Assistant Director of ACC Mohammad Abu Syed submitted it sheet to Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court in Dhaka on November 12 showing 23 people as prosecution witnesses.
It charged Koko and Saimon with siphoning off Sing$ 28.84 lakh and US $9.32 lakh from Bangladesh.
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