A Dhaka court today framed charges against BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain in a money laundering case.
Mosharraf, now in jail, pleaded not guilty and demanded justice after Judge Md Ataur Rahman of the Special Judge Court-1 of Dhaka read out the charges to him.
Earlier in that day, the same court rejected the BNP leader's discharge petition saying there is no cogent ground to discharge him.
Nasim Anwar, director of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), on February 6, 2014 sued Mosharraf, also a former health and family welfare minister, for laundering over Tk 9.53 crore to the United Kingdom.
An enquiry by the anti-graft body found that the money was kept at a joint bank account of Mosharraf and his wife Bilkis Akhter with Lloyds TSB Offshore Private Banking, St Peterport, Guernsey, Channel Island, GY 14EN, UK.
According to the case statement, a report of Financial Investigation Unit, Bailiwick of Guernsey, UK cited the money was deposited to the bank account through money laundering.
Earlier, the attorney general of Bangladesh on behalf of the ACC sent an MLAR (Mutual Legal Assistance Request) to his UK counterpart, seeking necessary information regarding the money laundering. The UK Attorney General's Office later responded with the information, Nasim mentioned.