Charges against Mosharraf accepted

A Dhaka court yesterday took cognisance of charge against former health and family welfare minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain in a case filed for laundering over Tk 9.53 crore to the United Kingdom.

After scrutinising the case docket and other relevant documents, Judge Jahurul Haque of the Senior Special Judge's Court of Dhaka passed the order.

The court also fixed November 2 for hearing on charge framing against the BNP leader.

 On August 13, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Director Nasim Anwar pressed charge against Mosharraf, now in jail, for committing the offence.

The ACC on February 6 this year filed the case against Mosharraf with Ramna Police Station, stating that Mosharraf had amassed the amount by misusing his power during his stint as health minister from 2001 to 2006, and deposited it with a bank in the UK.

According to the case statement, a report of Financial Investigation Unit, Bailiwick of Guernsey, UK stated the money had been deposited in the bank account through money laundering.