Former Bangladesh Cricket Board director M Lokman Hossain Bhuiyan has been cleared of money laundering charges brought by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
Presiding over the case at Dhaka’s Special Judge Court-6, Judge Md Masud Parvez ruled in the presence of the defendant that the allegations had not been substantiated by the evidence.
Bhuiyan’s legal defense was led by Advocate Md Azfar Hossain Sujon, while the ACC was represented by lawyers Md Rafiqul Haq Benu and Md Ismail Hossain.
The case, initiated on October 27, 2019, had accused Bhuiyan—also a former director in-charge and general secretary of Mohammedan Sporting Club—of diverting funds overseas.
Bhuiyan had been taken into custody on September 25, 2019 by members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) from his residence in Dhaka.