BSS, Dhaka :
A Dhaka court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of a case against former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha and 10 others till March 3 for allegedly embezzling Taka four crore from the then Farmers Bank
and laundering the money abroad.
Judge Sheikh Nazmul Alam of Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 passed the order as two new prosecution witnesses testified in the case on Wednesday and were cross- examined by the defence.
Padma Bank Executive Vice President Ehsan Khasru and former
Executive Vice President of Dhaka Bank Wahidur Rahman testified in the case as PW-19 and 20 respectively. The Investigation Officer (IO) of the case is scheduled to testify in the case on the next hearing date.
Twenty out of total 21 prosecution witnesses have testified in the case so far.
Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 on August 13 framed charges in the case.
Investigation Officer (IO) and ACC Director Benjir Ahmed filed the charge- sheet in the case with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge KM Imrul Qayes on December 10, 2019.
