GK Shamim granted bail in two cases

The High Court has granted bail to Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim, arrested during the anti-casino drive, in arms and drugs cases, reports UNB.

Though Shamim was granted bail a month ago, the incident came to light on Saturday.

According to newspaper report, two separate benches of High Court granted him six months bail in arms case on 6 February and one year bail in a drugs case on 4 February.

He moved the High Court after a special tribunal rejected his bail plea on 27 November.

When asked, deputy attorney general FR Khan said he has learned from media reports about the bail.

He said they will comment after analysing bail documents.

Meanwhile, Shamim's lawyer Shawkat Osman said there was no forgery and that his client had been granted bail after hearing.

GK Shamim, who was known as an influential contractor of Sabujbagh, Basabo and Motijheel areas of the capital, was arrested on 20 September last year.

Rapid Action Battalion members seized illegal firearms and fixed deposit receipts worth Tk 1.65 billion, Tk 18 million in cash and foreign currencies from his house and office at Niketan.

The elite force filed three cases - one under narcotics control, one under money-laundering prevention and other under arms acts - against Shamim with Gulshan police station on 21 September.