A Dhaka court on Tuesday sent Ayesha Akter, mother of controversial contractor Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim, in a case filed for amassing illegal wealth.
Judge KM Imrul Kayes of the Dhaka Senior Special Judge’s Court passed the order after Ayesha Akter surrendered before it seeking bail.
On behalf of the accused, defence counsel Md Mizanur Rahman, filed the bail petition and took part in the hearing.
On October 21, 2019, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case against Shamim and his mother for amassing Tk297.08 crore in illegal wealth.
Back in December 2020, after a long investigation, ACC had approved the charge sheet against Shamim and his mother in the same case.
Shamim was known as an influential contractor of the Sabujbagh, Basabo and Motijheel areas of the capital.
He was arrested along with illegal firearms and a huge amount of money from his Niketan office on September 20, 2019, in a drive against illegal casinos and other anti-social businesses.
Seven of his bodyguards were also arrested during the raid by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).
RAB had seized Fixed Deposit Receipts (FDRs) worth Tk165 crore, Tk1.8 crore in cash and a huge stash of foreign currencies.
A foreign-made pistol, seven shotguns and a huge cache of bullets were also seized from the office of GKB & Company Pvt Limited.
The next day, RAB filed three cases –- one under the Narcotics Control Act, one under the Money Laundering Prevention Act and the other under the Arms Act -- against Shamim with Gulshan police.
