Indictment hearing against Tarique's ex-APS May 5

A Dhaka court has set May 5 for hearing on charge framing in a money laundering case against seven people including Mia Nuruddin Ahmed Apu, former assistant personal secretary (APS) to BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, reports BSS.

Judge Mohammad Nazrul Islam of Dhaka Special Judges' Court-10 set the new date as prison authorities couldn't produce Apu before the court because of his poor health,

The other accused in the case are Atikur Rahman Atik, Mahmudul Hasan alias Ferdaus, AM Ali Haider alias Nafiz, Joynal Abedin, Alamgir Hossain and Fayejur Rahman.

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on December 24 in 2018, raided an office situated at Motijheel City Centre and recovered huge sum of money. The money was allegedly kept there for using to influence the December 30, 2018 Jatiya Sangsad polls and incite violence.

RAB-3 nayek subedar Ibrahim Hossain later filed the case with Motijheel thana.

Investigation agency CID on June 13 in 2021 filed charge-sheet against seven.