Four more prosecution witnesses gave depositions yesterday against ruling Awami League lawmaker Abdur Rahman Bodi in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission.
Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar of Dhaka Special Judges Court 3 recorded the depositions and the court adjourned the trial proceedings until February 3.
The four witnesses are Sub-Inspector Nazmul Ahsan, recording officer of the case, Yeasir Arafat, an employee of sub-tax office at Teknaf, Teknaf Islami Bank Branch Manager Shajahan Monir and Sonali Bank Branch Manager Osman Ghani.
Bodi, who is now on bail, was present before the court during the trial proceedings yesterday.
On August 21, 2014, the ACC filed the case with Ramna police station in the capital after finding evidence against Bodi of accumulating wealth illegally and concealing information in his wealth statement submitted to the ACC.
After completing probe, on May 13 last year, the ACC Deputy Director Manjur Morshad submitted a charge sheet against him in the case.
The same year on September 8, the court framed the charges against Bodi – the lawmaker from Cox’s Bazar 4 constituency.
