DHAKA: A High Court bench rejected writ petition on seized bank account of GKB and Company Private Ltd by G K Shamim.

The HC bench of Justice Sheikh Hasan Arif and Justice Md. Mahmud Hasan Talukder gave this order on Monday (November 4) for not placing the petition before the court.   

Lawyer Aji Ullah stood for the petitioner while Additional Attorney General Murad Reza and Deputy Attorney General Bipul Bagmar stood for the state.

Deputy Attorney General Bipul Bagmar confirmed about the court order.

Earlier in the day, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) interrogated SM Golam Kibria Shamim for the second day at its headquarters in Segunbagicha of the capital on Monday (November 4).

GK Shamim was brought to the ACC office for a second day for questioning. The ACC has already filed a case against him. The investigation is ongoing. With the permission of the court, we brought him in for questioning, ACC Public Relations Officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told Banglanews.

He was also brought to ACC office at around 2 pm on Sunday (November 3).

Upon primary investigation, ACC found illegal wealth worth Taka 297 crore. Interrogation is going on to find out if there is more wealth at home and abroad, ACC commissioner Mozammel Haque Khan told reporters on Sunday.

Rapid Action Battalion detained Jubo League central committee leader SM Golam Kibria Shamim on September 20.

RAB seized huge amount of money, foreign currency, a firearm, drugs, liquor, and FDR cheque worth Taka 200 crore from his office in Niketan area of the capital on Friday afternoon.

BDST: 1622 HRS, NOV 04, 2019

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