Court Correspondent :
Three more prosecution witnesses (PWs) on Tuesday testified in the Special Judge Court-4 of Dhaka in a money laundering case Tk four crore filed against former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha and 10 others.
The witnesses are Senior Principal Officers of Sonali Bank Limited of Supreme Court Branch, Md Atiqul Islam and Shakhawat Hossain Mission, and its Senior Information and Technology Officer Md Awlad Hossain.
After recording their statements, Judge Shaikh
Nazmul Alam of the court fixed October 4 for next hearing in the case.
In their statements, the witnesses told the court that on July 30 last year Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) director Benajir Ahmed came to their office, seized two pay orders of Tk 4 crore and made a seizure-list in their presence.
Earlier, four witnesses including the complainant of the case gave their statements in the court.
Seven accused, including Mahbubul Haque Chisty, were present in the court on Tuesday, while Sinha and three others are on the run. Earlier on August 13, the same court framed charges against SK Sinha and 10 others. On December 10 last year, the ACC pressed charges against the 11 persons in connection with the case.
Justice Sinha resigned on November 11, 2017, from abroad. He is now residing in the United States.
Three more prosecution witnesses (PWs) on Tuesday testified in the Special Judge Court-4 of Dhaka in a money laundering case Tk four crore filed against former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha and 10 others.
The witnesses are Senior Principal Officers of Sonali Bank Limited of Supreme Court Branch, Md Atiqul Islam and Shakhawat Hossain Mission, and its Senior Information and Technology Officer Md Awlad Hossain.
After recording their statements, Judge Shaikh
Nazmul Alam of the court fixed October 4 for next hearing in the case.
In their statements, the witnesses told the court that on July 30 last year Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) director Benajir Ahmed came to their office, seized two pay orders of Tk 4 crore and made a seizure-list in their presence.
Earlier, four witnesses including the complainant of the case gave their statements in the court.
Seven accused, including Mahbubul Haque Chisty, were present in the court on Tuesday, while Sinha and three others are on the run. Earlier on August 13, the same court framed charges against SK Sinha and 10 others. On December 10 last year, the ACC pressed charges against the 11 persons in connection with the case.
Justice Sinha resigned on November 11, 2017, from abroad. He is now residing in the United States.
