Charge sheet filed against Anisul, Salman over illegal possession, sale of foreign currencies
The court has fixed 3 March for the next hearing in the case
Police have filed a charge sheet against former law minister Anisul Huq and Salman F Rahman, former private industry affairs adviser to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in a case file over the illegal possession and sale of foreign currencies.
The charge sheet was recently submitted to the court by the case investigation officer, Sub-Inspector Nuruzzaman of Kotwali Police Station, confirmed Mia Mohammad Ashish Bin Hasan, deputy police commissioner (prosecution) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
The court has fixed 3 March for the next hearing in the case filed under the Foreign Exchange Control Act.
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According to the charge sheet, Anisul and Salman knowingly and unlawfully kept foreign currencies in their possession for business purposes without obtaining permission from the appropriate authorities.
It also states that they failed to produce valid documents to justify the possession and alleged sale of the seized foreign exchange.
Anisul and Salman were arrested in the capital's Sadarghat area as they were trying to flee the capital through the waterways on 13 August 2024, eight days after a mass uprising ousted the Awami League government.
Police recovered $17,592 and 726 Singaporean dollars from Anisul, while Salman was carrying $12,624, 8,500 Dirham, 1.3 million Uzbekistani Som, 11,650 Saudi Riyal, 779 Singaporean dollars, 150 British pounds, 1,321 euros, 6,230 Bhutanese ngultrum, 3,320 Thai Baht, and Tk50,000.
Afterwards, on 13 September, Sub-Inspector Md Sajib Miah of New Market Police Station filed the case at Kotwali Police Station.
