Dhaka court has framed charges against Shahed Karim, chairman of Regent Group, in a case filed against him on the charge of acquiring illegal wealth worth Tk 1.69 crore.
Judge Mohammad Nazrul Islam of the Special Judge's Court-10 of Dhaka read out the charges to Shahed, now in jail custody, on Sunday.
During the hearing, Shahed pleaded not guilty and demanded justice.
The judge fixed May 20 for starting the trial of the case.
On March 1, 2021, Deputy Director of Anti-Corruption Commission Farid Ahmed Patwary filed the case against Shahed with its Dhaka Integrated Office-1 for his alleged involvement with acquiring illegal wealth.
After an investigation, the ACC pressed charges against him on February 2 this year.
Shahed was arrested on July 15 of 2020 from a place at Debhata in Satkhira while he was trying to flee from the country.
Later, over 36 cases, including an arms case, were filed against him with different police stations across the country.
On September 28 of 2020, Shahed was sentenced to life in jail in an arms case.
On August 18, 2010, another Dhaka court sentenced Shahed to six months of simple imprisonment and fined him Tk 53 lakh in absentia in the cheque dishonour case.
