A Dhaka court on Wednesday fixed March 3 for submission of the investigation report in a case filed against 15 people including Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hasan, over stock-market manipulation, illegal transactions and money laundering.

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Sabbir Foyez fixed the date as the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) failed to submit the investigation report, said assistant director of ACC Aminul Islam.

The other accused are—Abul Khayer, deputy registrar of Cooperatives Department, his wife Kazi Sadia Hasan, Abul Kalam Madbor, Kanika Afroz, Mohammad Bashar, Sajed Madbor, Aleya Begum, Kazi Fuad Hasan, Kazi Farid Hasan, Shirin Akter, Zaved A Matin, Zahed Kamal, Humayun Kabir and Tanvir Nizam.

According to the case statement, Wednesday had been set for submission of the investigation report in the case.

As the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) did not submit the report on the scheduled date, Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Sabbir Foyez fixed a new date for submission.

ACC Assistant Director Aminul Islam, from the prosecution division, confirmed the matter to the court.

The other accused in the case are: Deputy Registrar of the Department of Cooperatives Abul Khair, his wife Kazi Sadia Hasan, Abul Kalam Madbor, Kanika Afroze, Mohammad Bashar, Sajed Madbor, Aleya Begum, Kazi Fuad Hasan, Kazi Farid Hasan, Shirin Akhter, Javed A. Matin, Zahed Kamal, Humayun Kabir and Tanvir Nizam.

According to the case statement, an allegation has been brought against the accused of misappropriating Tk 256.97 crore.

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Abul Khair (Hiru), with the assistance of his wife Kazi Sadia Hasan, concealed the source of Tk 29.94 crore and transferred the money across various channels.

Besides, 17 bank accounts operated in his name showed unusual and suspicious transactions amounting to Tk 542.31 crore.

Later, ACC Assistant Director Sajjad Hossain filed the case on May 17 at the ACC headquarters.