A Dhaka court on Monday framed charges against Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee and five others in connection with a case filed over embezzling 1.27 crore taka from Islamic Foundation's Zakat Fund.
Judge SyedaHosneAra of Dhaka Special Judge Court-1 situated at Dhaka Alia Madrasa premises passed the order on the day in presence of the prime accused Sayedee, who is also a war crime convict. The court also fixed February 17 for the starting trial of this case.
Earlier today, the judge also rejected the petitions submitted by the accused for discharging them from the case.
Earlier on December 5, a Dhaka court deferred the charge framing hearing in this case filed against Delwar Hossain Sayedee and five others to January 11.
The other accused in the case are -- Mohammad LutfulHaque, former director of Islamic Foundation; MaulanaAbulKalam Azad, former chairman of Mosque Council for Community Advancement; Mia Mohammad Yunus, chief secretary of BandhujanParishad; Tofazzal Hossain, former president of Islamic Social Welfare Center; and Md Abdul Haq, assistant director of Islamic Foundation's Mosque Council.
Of the six accused, Sayedee is in jail serving life imprisonment till death in crimes against humanity case, three are now on bail while AbulKalam Azad and Abdul Haque are on the run.
Former IF director Aiyub Ali Chowdhury filed the case with the capital's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station on May 24, 2010.
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) assistant director Wajed Ali Gazi filed the charge sheet in the case on April 30, 2012.
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