The High Court yesterday rejected the revision petition filed by BNP standing committee member Khandker Mosharraf Hossain challenging his indictment in a money laundering case by a trial court.
The case filed last year by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC).
An HC bench comprising Justice Md Ruhul Quddus and Justice Mahmudul Hoque passed the order.
Nitai Roy Chowdhury stood for the petitioner while Khurshid Alam represented the ACC.
On October 28 last year, a special court framed charges against BNP standing committee member Khandker Mosharraf Hossain in the case.
On September 22, Senior Special Judge Court of Dhaka transferred the case to the Special Judge’s Court 1 after taking cognisance of charges against the BNP leader.
On February 6, ACC Director Nasim Anwar filed a case against Mosharraf under the Money Laundering Act 2012 with Ramna police station in the capital.
According to the first information report (FIR), Mosharraf laundered nearly 804,000 British pounds (equivalent to Tk9.54 crore) to the United Kingdom when he was the Health and Family Welfare minister during 2001-2006.
