File Photo: ACC officials take GK Shamim to interrogation at its headquarters at Segunbagicha in Dhaka on November 3, 2019 Dhaka TribuneShamim and his mother were charged with amassing illegal assets worth Tk298.08 croreThe Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a charge sheet against Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim and his mother Ayesha Akter for acquiring illegal assets worth around Tk300 crore. The charge sheet was filed with the court on Thursday, Zulfiqar Hossain, ACC general registration branch officer at the Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge’s Court, told Dhaka Tribune on Saturday. Shamim and his mother were charged with amassing illegal assets worth Tk298.08 crore on October 21, 2019, in a case filed by ACC Deputy Director Saladin. Shamim was known as an influential contractor of Sabujbagh, Basabo and Motijheel areas in the capital. Some Rapid Action Battalion members seized Fixed Deposit Receipts (FDRs) worth Tk165 crore, Tk1.8 crore in cash and a sizeable stash of foreign currencies.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 06, 2021 12:00 UTC