Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed of DOT
[2] Apart from money laundering abroad, a fixed deposit of around Tk 300 crore has been found in the country. There is also evidence of money laundering abroad. But the CID has not been able to find any trace of money laundering yet. He owns about 52 kathas of land including two houses. Meanwhile, the CID has filed a chargesheet against the contractor GK Shamim and his seven bodyguards under the Money Laundering Prevention Act.[3] Contractor GK Shamim is the expelled leader of Juba League. He was arrested on September 29 last year in a RAB operation. Two crore taka was seized along with drugs and weapons. The CID is in charge of investigating the case. [4] According to the complaint, GK Shamim opened 180 accounts in different banks in the 10 years from 2009 to 2019. The transaction was about tk. 6 thousand 59 crore. [5] The CID says it has also found evidence of money laundering against GK Shamim.[6] Special Superintendent of Police Mostafa Kamal said, “We have found the evidence by investigating the allegations against him in the statement.”
Hopefully, the allegations will be proved in court.
[7] GK Shamim is currently undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.