A Dhaka court has withdrawn a red notice issued for BNP’s senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman in a case over siphoning off money.
The order comes in the wake of Tarique’s acquittal in the case last month.
Tarique, elder son of Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia, has been living in London since 2008 after securing bail from the Supreme Court on ‘medical’ grounds.
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) had filed a case on Oct 26, 2009, accusing the two of siphoning off Tk 204.1 million to Singapore between 2003 and 2007.
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On Aug 8 last year, the court indicted Tarique and Mamun under the Money Laundering Act 2002, issuing an arrest warrant against Tarique.According to the case details, Mamun had taken Tk 204.1 million as bribes from Khadiza Islam, Director of Nirman Construction Ltd, promising a contract for building an 80MW power plant at Tongi.
Mamun allegedly deposited the money in a Singapore bank, from where Tarique had withdrawn Tk 30.78 million.
A Dhaka court ordered Tarique’s arrest with Interpol’s help in May this year.
The trial had begun in July 6, 2010, after the ACC pressed charges against them in court.
Source: Bd news24
