The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a charge sheet against Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim and his mother Ayesha Akter for acquiring illegal assets worth around Tk300 crore.
The charge sheet was filed with the court on Thursday, Zulfiqar Hossain, ACC general registration branch officer at the Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge’s Court, told Dhaka Tribune on Saturday.
Shamim and his mother were charged with amassing illegal assets worth Tk298.08 crore on October 21, 2019, in a case filed by ACC Deputy Director Saladin.
Shamim was known as an influential contractor of Sabujbagh, Basabo and Motijheel areas in the capital.
He was arrested along with illegal firearms and a large amount of money from his Niketan office on September 20, 2019 in a drive against casinos and other anti-social businesses.
Seven of his bodyguards were also arrested during the raid.
Some Rapid Action Battalion members seized Fixed Deposit Receipts (FDRs) worth Tk165 crore, Tk1.8 crore in cash and a sizeable stash of foreign currencies.
A foreign-made pistol, seven shotguns and a large cache of bullets were also seized from the office of GKB & Company Pvt Ltd.
The RAB filed three cases – one under the narcotics control, one under the money-laundering prevention and the other under the arms acts – against Shamim with Gulshan police the next day.
