The verdict against Old Dhaka's two brothers - Enamul Haque Bhuiyan Enu and Rupan Bhuiyan - in a money laundering case is scheduled to be delivered on Wednesday.
Iqbal Hossain, the judge of Special Judge's Court-5 of Dhaka, on March 16 fixed the date for the verdict after the completion of arguments.
Other accused in the lawsuit are Merazul Haque Bhuiyan Shiplu, Rashidul Haque Bhuiyan, Sahidul Haque Bhuiyan, Pavel Rahman, Tuhin Munshi, Abul Kalam Azad, Nabir Hossain Shikder, and Saiful Islam.
The case statement said the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) seized around Tk 2 lakh from the house of Abul Kalam Azad, an employee of Enu, who would run casinos at Dhaka Wanderers Club, in Wari area of capital Dhaka on September 24, 2019.
On November 25 of the same year, RAB-3 police inspector (city and traffic) Ziaul Hasan filed a case with Wari Police Station in this connection.
According to the case statement, Enu and Rupan, who have long allegedly been running casinos, kept their illegally amassed money in Azad's home amid the anti-casino drives to conceal their own wrongdoings.
Police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) inspector Mohammad Sadek Ali submitted a charge sheet in the case on July 21, 2022, accusing 11 people, and on January 5 last year, court framed charges against them.
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