TDS Desk’s
A court in Dhaka on Sunday fixed May 30 for the hearing of charge framing against Mia Nuruddin Ahmed Opu, Rahman’s former personal assistant (APS) of BNP’s acting chairman Tarique, and six others in a money laundering case.
Judge Mohammad Nazrul Islam of the Dhaka Special Judge Court-10 set the new date as the defense pleaded for time after producing Opu before the court from the prison in the morning.
The other accused are- Hundi trader Atikur Rahman Atik, ‘Nafiz United Corporation’ manager and proprietor Mahmudul Hasan Ferdous, his nephew AM Ali Haider Nafiz, ‘Amena Enterprise and Services’ manager Joynal Abedin and employees Alamgir Hossain and Faizur Rahman.
According to the case document, on December 24, 2018, RAB raided an office in the city center of Motijheel and recovered a huge amount of money from there.
RAB-3 filed a case under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2012 with Motijheel police station.
Investigating officer of CID (Financial Crime), Inspector Ibrahim Hossain submitted the charge sheet to the court on June 13, 2021, accusing seven people.