DHAKA: A Dhaka court framed charge against BNP standing committee member Dr Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain in a money laundering case.

Judge of the Special Judge Court-1 Ataur Rahman passed the indictment order in the case filed by Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday.

The court also set November 29 as the date for beginning of deposition recording.

Dr Khandakar Mosharraf was granted bail in the case but in jail in another case.

According to case statement, as health minister during BNP-Jamaat tenure, Dr Mosharraf laundered money misusing state power. He deposited USD 804,142 (Tk 95,395,381) at Lloyds TSB offshore private bank in the UK attained illegally.

On February 6 last year, ACC director Nasim Anwar filed a case with Ramna Model Thana on allegation of money laundering.

On August 14 that year, Nasim Anwar, the plaintiff and investigating officer of the case, submitted charge sheet against Dr Khandakar Mosharraf.

BDST: 1424 HRS, OCT 28, 2015
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