A Dhaka court on Thursday framed charges vehicle and gold dealer Md Monir Hossain alias Golden Monir in a case filed over possessing narcotics at his Badda residence in 2020.
Judge Sheikh Shamidul Islam of Dhaka’s Fourth Additional Metropolitan Sessions Court framed the charges rejecting discharging petition submitted by the accused in the case.
The tribunal also set November 2 to start recording testimonies of prosecution witnesses in the case.
Additional Public Prosecutor Md Salauddin Howlader confirmed the development to Dhaka Tribune.
Investigation officer and Detective Branch (DB) of police Inspector Abdul Malek submitted the charge sheet on January 26, 2021, to the Dhaka chief metropolitan Magistrates court in the case.
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Monir on November 20, 2020, and recovered a foreign-made pistol, bullets, foreign liquor, currencies of 10 countries, eight kilograms of gold ornaments and Tk1.9 crore in cash from his Merul Badda residence.
RAB later filed three separate cases including the narcotics one with Badda police station.