A Dhaka court has passed a nine-day remand to interrogate Jubo League leader and contractor GK Shamim in two different cases filed at Gulshan police station.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Jashim passed the order on Wednesday after hearing the appeals.
A money laundering case and an arms case were filed with the Gulshan police station against Shamim.
On Tuesday, CID Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police Abu Sayeed, also the investigation officer (IO) of the money laundering case, appealed to the court for 10 days of remand upon which the court passed five days.
Also, Rapid Action Battalion 1 (RAB) Deputy Director Shekhar Chandra Mallik appealed to the court for seven days of remand in the arms case. The court passed four days of remand for it.
Shamim was in remand for 10 days, from September 21 for possession of arms and narcotics.
On September 20, RAB arrested Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim and seized Tk1.80 crore in cash, Tk165.27 crore worth of fixed deposit receipts (FDR), alcohol and firearms, from Niketon in Dhaka's Gulshan area.
During the raid at GK Shamim's residence, RAB also detained seven of his bodyguards and seized their arms.
RAB then took Shamim to his business office, GKB & Company Private Limited, also in Niketon, around 11am and conducted a raid there.
"There are also allegations that the arms recovered during the drives were used in illegal activities. "We are investigating the matter," RAB Legal and Media Wing Director, Sarwar Bin Quasem said.
Who is Shamim?
Shamim is known as an influential contractor in the neighbourhoods of Sabujbagh, Basabo, and Motijheel. He made headlines for his influence in securing Public Works Department contracts.
According to several Jubo Dal members, Shamim was an active Jubo Dal member. He later joined the Jubo League and identified himself as the cooperative affairs secretary of the organization’s central committee, they said.