Court Correspondent :
The Special Judge’s Court-4 of Dhaka yesterday framed charges against former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha and 10 others in a case filed for alleged loan fraud and embezzlement of Tk 4 crore from the Farmers Bank (now Padma Bank).
Judge Shaikh Nazmul Alam of the court framed the charges and fixed August 18 for hearing on whether the charges would be accepted or not.
Earlier on January 5, this year, the court issued arrest warrants against 8 of the accused, including SK Sinha, as they have been shown fugitives in the charge sheet. Later, on February 20, three of the 11accused the Bank’s former Managing Director AKM Shamim and Senior Executive Vice-President and former Head of the Bank’s Credit Division Gazi Salahuddin surrendered to the court. Besides, another accused Md Mahbubul Haque Chisty (Babul Chisty) has been earlier arrested in another case. He has been shown arrested in this case also.
Besides, SK Sinha, other fugitives are First Vice-President Swapan Kumar Roy, First Vice-President Shafiuddin Askari Ahmed, First Vice-President Md Lutful Haque, Md Shahjahan from Tangail’s Sreehoripur village, Sree Ranajit Chandra Saha from the district’s Jodunathpur village, his wife Srimoto Santri Roy (Simi) and nephew Niranjan Chandra Saha.
On December 10, last year, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) pressed charges against these 11 persons.
The Special Judge’s Court-4 of Dhaka yesterday framed charges against former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha and 10 others in a case filed for alleged loan fraud and embezzlement of Tk 4 crore from the Farmers Bank (now Padma Bank).
Judge Shaikh Nazmul Alam of the court framed the charges and fixed August 18 for hearing on whether the charges would be accepted or not.
Earlier on January 5, this year, the court issued arrest warrants against 8 of the accused, including SK Sinha, as they have been shown fugitives in the charge sheet. Later, on February 20, three of the 11accused the Bank’s former Managing Director AKM Shamim and Senior Executive Vice-President and former Head of the Bank’s Credit Division Gazi Salahuddin surrendered to the court. Besides, another accused Md Mahbubul Haque Chisty (Babul Chisty) has been earlier arrested in another case. He has been shown arrested in this case also.
Besides, SK Sinha, other fugitives are First Vice-President Swapan Kumar Roy, First Vice-President Shafiuddin Askari Ahmed, First Vice-President Md Lutful Haque, Md Shahjahan from Tangail’s Sreehoripur village, Sree Ranajit Chandra Saha from the district’s Jodunathpur village, his wife Srimoto Santri Roy (Simi) and nephew Niranjan Chandra Saha.
On December 10, last year, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) pressed charges against these 11 persons.
