A Dhaka court on Wednesday set July 23 for a hearing on charge framing in a money laundering case against Salman F Rahman and five others over allegations of laundering money abroad.
Judge Abdullah Al Mamun of the Special Judge's Court-5 in Dhaka fixed the date after the defence sought more time to prepare for the hearing.
Defence counsel Md Sajibul Islam filed the petition for a deferment, which the court accepted. The information was confirmed by the court's bench assistant, Ariful Islam.
The other accused are ASF Rahman, chairman of Beximco Group; Wasiur Rahman, managing director of Autumn Loop Apparels Ltd and Peerless Garments Ltd; Rezia Akter, a director of the companies; and RR Global Trading FZE proprietors Ahmed Shayan Fazlur Rahman and Ahmed Shahriar Rahman.
According to the case statement, an investigation by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) found that the alleged laundering took place through Autumn Loop Apparels Ltd and Peerless Garments Ltd, both concerns of Beximco Group.
The investigation alleges that Autumn Loop Apparels exported goods under three letters of credit through the Janata Bank Local Office branch but failed to repatriate export proceeds amounting to $2.83 million within the stipulated period.
Investigators also found that the goods were exported to Sharjah-based RR Global Trading FZE, a company allegedly owned by Ahmed Shayan Fazlur Rahman, son of Salman F Rahman, and Ahmed Shahriar Rahman, son of A S F Rahman. The CID alleged that the exports were made to companies controlled by members of the same family as part of a planned scheme to transfer money abroad.
The case was filed on September 17, 2024, by CID Financial Crime Sub-Inspector Golam Mostafa. After completing the investigation, CID Financial Crime Inspector Md Sayedur Rahman submitted the charge sheet against the accused on November 11, 2025.