GK Shamim jailed for five years, six months in graft case

A Dhaka court has sentenced contractor Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim to five years and six months in jail in a case over accumulation of illegal wealth, report agencies.

Judge of Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 Md Rabiul Alam also fined the convict Tk 0.1 million, in default of which, he has to suffer one more year's jail, said the defendant's lawyer Md Borhan Uddin.

The court also acquitted his mother Ayesha Akhtar in the case as allegations brought against could not be proved, said the lawyer.

The court ordered confiscation of movable and immovable wealth of the convict worth about Tk 2.97 billion.

On October 21 in 2019, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a case against Shamim and his mother Ayesha Akhter for allegedly acquiring illegal assets.

On October 27, the ACC appealed to the court to show Shamim arrested in their case.

On January 17 in 2021, the ACC submitted charge sheet against the accused and a Dhaka court framed charges on October 18, 2022.