Hearing on case against Tarique Mar 8

A Dhaka court yesterday deferred the hearing of the money-laundering case filed against BNP Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman and his business partner Giasuddin Al Mamun till March 8.
Judge (in charge) Jesmine Anwar of the Special Judge Court-3 passed the order following a petition submitted by Mamun's lawyer barrister Fakhrul Islam seeking adjournment of the hearing.
A prosecution witness Mir Alimuzzaman, the then inspector of Detective Branch of police, was present at the court.
In the petition, Fakhrul said Khondaker Mahbub Hossain, a senior lawyer who would cross-examine the witness, could not appear before the court due to his illness. So, he prayed for adjournment of the hearing.
Earlier on February 16, Hosne Ara Begum, the then officer-in-charge (OC) of Cantonment Police Station, said the money laundering case was filed on specific allegations of laundering Tk 20.41 crore to Singapore.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case against Tarique and Mamun on October 26 in 2009 with Cantonment Police Station.
Mamun was present at the court, while Tarique is in London now. Tarique was detained on March 7, 2007, but allowed to go abroad for treatment the next year.