GK Shamim sentenced to 10 years in money laundering case

A Dhaka court has sentenced GK Shamim to 10 years in jail in a money laundering case. Seven of his bodyguards were also sentenced to four years in jail each.

The court of Dhaka-10 Special Judge Mohammad Nazrul Islam also fined Shamim Tk 3,83,35,000.

Confirming the matter, Prosecutor Azad Rahman said all convicts of the case were present at the court when the sentence was delivered on Monday.

GK Shamim, who was known as an influential contractor of Sabujbagh, Basabo and Motijheel areas of the capital, was arrested on September 20, 2019.

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members seized illegal firearms, as well as Fixed Deposit Receipts, and foreign currencies worth Tk 200 crore from his house and office at Niketan.

A foreign-made pistol, seven shotguns and a huge cache of bullets were also seized from the office of GKB and Company Pvt Limited.

The elite force filed three cases — one under the narcotics control act, one under the money-laundering prevention act, and the other under the arms act — against Shamim with Gulshan police on September 21.

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