Koko asked to appear before court May 13

A Dhaka court yesterday asked Arafat Rahman Koko, younger son of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, to appear before it on May 13 in connection with a money laundering case.
Senior Special Judge ANM Bashir Ullah passed the order after Koko's lawyers told the court that their client was earlier released on parole and has gone abroad for treatment. So, he could not appear before the court on the day.
The court also directed the officers-in-charge of Comilla Sadar and Gulshan police stations to submit reports by May 13 on execution of arrest warrant against Ismail Hossain Saimon, son of former shipping minister late Akbar Hossain, in connection with the same case.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case against Koko on March 17 last year under the money laundering law for siphoning off Tk 19.7 crore to Singapore.