A Dhaka court on Wednesday fixed April 6 for pronouncing verdict in a case filed against expelled Awami League leaders Enamul Haque Enu, his brother and nine others for their alleged involvement in illegal casino business and money laundering.
Judge Mohammad Iqbal Hossain of the Fifth Special Judge’s Court of Dhaka set the date as both prosecution and defence concluded their arguments in the case.
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During the hearing, the prosecution told the court that they were able to prove the charges against the all accused and sought the highest punishment for all in the case.
Besides, the defence lawyers argued that the prosecution failed to prove the charges against the accused and sought acquittal for their clients.
According to the charge sheet, they were accused of laundering a total of Tk19,990,000.
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On July 26 of 2020, CID Inspector Sadek Ali, also investigation officer of the case, submitted the charge against Enamul Haque Enu and his brother Rupon Bhuiyan and nine others with Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court.
The others accused in the case are their three brothers Shahidul Haque Bhuiyan, Rashidul Haque Bhuiyan, and Merajul Haque Bhuiyan, general secretary of Wanderer's Club in Motijheel Joy Gopal Sarkar and their accomplices Nobin Hossain Sikder, Md Saiful Islam, Tuhin Munshi, Abul Kalam Azad and Pavel Rahman.
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Of them, Enamul, Rupon, Joy, Nabin, Tuhin and Saiful were earlier arrested and are now in jail while Shahidul, Rashidul, Merajul and Pavel are absconding.
Enu, Rupon and their associate Sunny were arrested from Dhaka's Keraniganj on January 13, 2020, as they were planning to flee to Nepal via India by using fake passports.
According to the CID, the brothers were the kingpins behind introducing casino business in Bangladesh. They used to bring casino materials from Nepal and supplied those to buyers here across the country.
They own a total of 22 buildings, plots and 128 flats in the capital and have crores of Taka in different bank accounts.
