A Dhaka court Monday partially recorded the cross-examination of the investigating officer (IO) in the money-laundering case against BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman and his businessman friend Giasuddin Al-Mamun.
Dhaka Special Judge 3 Md Motaher Hosain recorded the deposition of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Deputy Director and IO Mohammad Ibrahim.
The judge also set the rest of cross-examination and examination of the accused under section 342 of CrPC for tomorrow.
Defence counsels Md Sanaullah Miah and Masud Ahamed Talukder cross-examined Mohammad Ibrahim.
ACC lawyer Mosharaff Hossain Kajol filed a petition for closing the witness, which the court rejected. The prosecution and the defence had a brief altercation over the petition.
The court has heard a total of 13 prosecution witnesses so far in the case.
ACC filed the case against Tarique and Mamun with Dhaka Cantonment police station on October 26, 2009, accusing the duo of “siphoning off Tk204.1m to Singapore” between 2003 and 2007.
The amount of money was allegedly taken by Mamun as bribe from Khadiza Islam, director of Nirman Construction Ltd, for helping her get the contract of installing an 80MW power plant at Tongi.
On July 6, 2010, ACC submitted the charge sheet in the case to Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court in Dhaka after investigation.
On 8 August last year, the court indicted Tarique and Mamun under the Money Laundering Act 2002 and issued an arrest warrant against Tarique.
Mamun allegedly deposited the money into the Capital Street Branch of Singapore’s City Bank.
