GK Shamim's 7 bodyguards placed on 4-day remand

Seven bodyguards of Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim, a top government-listed contractor and also a Juba League leader, were placed on four-day remand each in a case filed under money laundering prevention act.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sadbir Yasir Ahsan Chowdhury passed the order on Tuesday after rejecting their bail plea.

Earlier in the morning, they were produced before the court seeking remand plea for quizzing them in the case.

The accused are - Delwar Hossain, Murad Hossain, Zahidul Islam, Shahidul Islam, Kamal Hossain, Samsad Hossain and Anisul Islam. During hearing in the court, Advocate Abdur Rahman Hawlader stood for the accused.

On September 20, a mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) led by Executive Magistrate Sarwar Alam raided Shamim’s business office at Niketan in Gulshan and recovered around Taka two crore in cash, Fixed Deposit Receipt (FDR) of about Tk 165 crore, of which Tk 140 crore was in the name of Shamim's mother and Tk 25 crore was in the name of Shamim. In addition, RAB men seized US dollar, drugs and firearms. 

Shamim and his seven bodyguards were arrested from the office at that time.

The following day, RAB filed three cases, one under arms act, one under narcotics act and another under money laundering prevention act.