Falu, 2 others acquitted in money laundering case

Three people including former BNP lawmaker Mosaddek Ali Falu have been acquitted in a case filed over laundering Tk 183.92 crore to Dubai.

Dhaka Divisional Special Judge SM Ziaur Rahman passed this order on Thursday (November 14).

Two other accused who are also acquitted from the charge are SAK Ekramuzzaman, Managing Director and Director at RAK Ceramics (Bangladesh) Ltd, and Sayed AK Anwaruzzaman, director of Star Ceramics Private Ltd.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) lawyer Mir Ahmmad Ali Salam was present in the court during hearing on charge framing, while Masud Ahmed Talukder stood for Falu and two others.

The ACC on May 13, 2019, filed the case with Uttara West Police Station under the Money Laundering Act.

ACC assistant director Gulshan Anwar Pradhan, also the investigation officer of the case, submitted the charge sheet in the court on September 30, 2021.