The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned former Jubo League presidium member Sheikh Fazlur Rahman Maruf over his alleged involvement in the illegal casino business and money laundering.
A letter issued by the ACC Director Syed Iqbal Hossain on Sunday said he has been asked to appear before ACC on January 7.
The anti-corruption watchdog gathered primary evidence after their investigation that Sheikh Maruf has assisted GK Shamim and others with the illicit casino operations and amassed an abundant amount of wealth.
File photo of the Anti Corruption Commission building | Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka TribuneThere is evidence against him of money laundering as well, an ACC official said on condition of anonymity.
On September 20, Rapid Action Battalion arrested Shamim for alleged extortion and tender manipulation.
On September 26, Shamim and his bodyguards were shown arrested in a money laundering case.
The elite force then raided his house and office in Dhaka’s Niketan and seized eight firearms, a huge amount of ammunition, fixed deposit receipts (FDRs) worth Tk165 crore, about Tk1.8 crore in cash, a large stash of US and Singaporean dollars and some foreign liquor.
