A Dhaka court is set to hold the hearing on charge framing in a money laundering case against eight people including contractor Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim on Monday.

On October 5, Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge KM Imrul Qayesh set today for the hearing, accepting the charge-sheet filed by the police in the case.

The court also transferred the case to Dhaka Special Judge Court 10 for further proceedings.

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) 1 Nayek Subedar Mizanur Rahman filed the case on September 21, 2019, for laundering around Tk168 crore abroad through FDR.

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Additional Superintendant of Police Abu Sayeed filed the charge sheet in the case on August 4, making 26 people witnesses.

The other accused in the case are GK Shamim’s bodyguards Delwar Hossain, Murad Hossain, Jahidul Islam, Shahidul Islam, Kamal Hossain, Samsad Hossain and Aminul Islam.