A Dhaka court has framed charges against former director general of Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS) Abul Kalam Azad and five others in a case filed over the Regent Hospital scam.
Five other accused are--former director (Hospitals and Clinics) Dr Aminul Hasan, Deputy Director (Hospital-1) Dr Md Younus Ali, Assistant Director (Hospital-1) Dr Md Shafiur Rahman, and Research Officer Dr Md Didarul Islam of DGHS and Shahed Karim, chairman of Regent Group.
Judge Al Asad Md Asifuzzaman of Special Judge's Court of Dhaka read out the charges to them on Sunday morning in presence of the accused.
During the hearing, all accused pleaded not guilty and demanded justice.
The court fixed July 4 for starting trial of the case.
Earlier in the day, the judge dismissed the petitions submitted for discharging them from the charges of the case.
ACC Public Prosecutor Mahmud Hossain Jahangir confirmed the news.
