A Dhaka court has framed charges against five people, including expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papia in a Tk 3.23 crore money laundering case.
The four other accused are--Papia's husband Mofizur Rahman Sumon, also a former Chhatra League leader, Sabbir Khondaker, Sheikh Taiyaba Nur and Zobair Alam.
Of them, Papia, Sumon, Sabbir and Taiyaba are now in jail custody while Zobair Alam was shown "fugitive" in the charge sheet.
The four, now in jail, pleaded not guilty and demanded justice on Sunday after Badrul Alam Bhuiyan of the Special Judge's Court-8 of Dhaka read out the charges to them.
Charges were framed against Zobair Alam in absentia and arrest warrant was issued against him.
The judge fixed September 25 for starting trial of the case.
On October 10 last year, Md Ibrahim Hossain, an inspector of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the investigation officer (IO) of the case, submitted a charge against them.
CID Inspector Md Moniruzzaman filed the case against them with Gulshan Police Station under the Money Laundering Control Act on March 21 of 2020.
A team of Rab-1 captured Papia, her husband and their two accomplices from Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport when they were trying to leave the country on February 22 of 2020.
On October 12 of 2020, Papia and her husband were jailed for 27 years' rigorous imprisonment in an arms case.
