A Dhaka court has set 20 May for the charge framing hearing in a case filed over the alleged misappropriation of 27 kathas of government property in the Gulshan-2 area, involving former MP Abdus Salam Murshedy and 12 others.
The date for the hearing was scheduled for today (5 April) at Dhaka Special Judge Court-9, presided over by Judge Md Abdus Salam. Salam Murshedy and the other accused in custody were produced before the court, while those on bail appeared in person.
The defence lawyer for Salam Murshedy, Ehsanul Haque Samaji, sought discharge from the case and also filed a bail petition. After the hearing, the court rejected the bail plea and fixed 20 May for the charge hearing of all the accused.
Public Prosecutor Khandaker Shamim Hossain confirmed the matter, stating that lawyers for Salam Murshedy and Azizul Haque argued for discharge, and the next date was set after their submissions.
According to the charge sheet, the accused allegedly abused their authority as public officials and, with dishonest intent, created false records through forgery to transfer the plot listed as abandoned property under the Ministry of Housing and Public Works gazette. The plot, listed as CEN (D) 27, Holding No 29, Road No 104 in Gulshan Residential Area, was transferred without proper release, enabling misappropriation.
The case was filed under sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 109 of the Penal Code, along with section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947.
Salam Murshedy was arrested on 1 October 2024 and has remained in custody since.
Other accused in the case include former Rajuk chairman Humayun Khadem, engineer M Azizul Haque, former member (Estate) Lt Col (retd) M Nurul Haque, former director Abdur Rahman Bhuiyan, former deputy director (Estate) Md Azharul Islam, former caretaker Md Habib Ullah, former assistant secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works Abdus Sobhan, former section assistant Md Mahbubul Haque, and Cox’s Bazar’s Ramu residents Mir Mohammad Hasan and his brother Mir Md Nurul Afsar.
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