Three more prosecution witnesses on Tuesday testified in the money laundering case filed against former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha and 10 others.
Judge Shaikh Nazmul Alam of the Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 recorded the statements of the witnesses, namely Sonali Bank Supreme Court Branch Principal Officer Sadiqul Islam, Sakhawat Hossen and Senior Officer Awlad Hossen.
After recording the depositions, the court adjourned the trial proceedings till October 4.
With the latest witness statements, total 7 out of 18 prosecution witnesses have now given depositions before the court in the case.
Meanwhile, four accused -- former first vice-president of Farmers Bank Ltd Swapan Kumar Roy, vice-president M Lutful Haque, M Shahjahan and Niranjan Chandra Saha -- were granted bail after they surrendered before the court and sought bail.
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On July 10, ACC director Syed Iqbal Hossain filed the case against Sinha and 10 others with the anti-graft watchdog’s Dhaka integrated district office-1 at Segunbagicha for allegedly plundering Tk 4 crore from Farmers Bank by creating fake loan documents to the names of two persons.
Later, the money was transferred to the account of SK Sinha, who siphoned off the amount.
Sinha resigned as chief justice through a letter to Bangabhaban on November 10, 2017, from abroad. President Abdul Hamid accepted Sinha’s resignation on November 13, 2017. Currently, Sinha is staying in the US.
In October 2018, the ACC revealed that they had found evidence of fraud involving transactions of Tk 4 crore borrowed by two businessmen, Shahjahan and Niranjan, from Farmers Bank.
Later, the ACC started a probe over the allegation. The ACC’s probe found that the money was deposited to the bank account of SK Sinha.
