The Anti-Corruption Commission  on Thursday filed a new case against former chief justice SK Sinha and his brother Ananta Kumar Sinha on charge of laundering around Tk 2.40 crore. ACC secretary Md Mahbub Hossain confirmed this at a press briefing at its headquarters at Segunbagicha.   Read: Verdict in Humayun Azad murder case on April 13 ACC Deputy Director Gulshan Anwar filed the case against them for what he said committing a punishable offense. According to the case the former chief justice, already sentenced to 11 years of imprisonment in absentia in another graft case, laundered the amount equivalent to USD2,80000 through his brother who lives in the US. Read: Blogger Ananta killing: 4 sentenced to death The money was laundered to several banks of the United States through accounts of Ananta Kumar, said the case. The anti-graft body will now investigate the case, said the ACC official.

The High Court on Wednesday asked two people acquitted by a lower court in a case filed against former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha and 10 others over laundering Tk 4 crore  to surrender before  it. They are Mohammad Shahajahan and Niranjan Chandra Saha. The HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md. Mostafizur Rahman passed the order after hearing a petition. The court also wanted to know why the acquittal of the two should not be revoked. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on December 20 filed a petition challenging the lower court’s verdict acquitting Shahajahan and Niranjan in the graft case. Read: Court wraps up witness statements in graft case against ex-chief justice SK Sinha On November 9, Judge of the Dhaka Special (Court-4) Sheikh Nazmul Alam Khan sentenced former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha to 11 years’ imprisonment in the case. The court also fined S K Sinha Tk 45 lakh, in default, to suffer six months more rigorous imprisonment. It also ordered the authorities concerned to confiscate Tk 78 lakh from his bank account. The court also sentenced eight other accused to different jail terms while acquitted two others -- Shahjahan and Niranjan --as allegations brought against them were not proved. Former managing director of Farmers Bank AKM Shamim got four years’ jail with a fine of Tk 50,000 while Santri Roy Simi and Ranjit Chandra Saha were sentenced to three years’ imprisonment each with a fine of Tk 10,000. Read: Ex-CJ SK Sinha among 11 faces arrest warrant The remaining four accused -- Gazi Salahuddin, senior executive vice president and former head of credit division of the bank, Swapan Kumar Roy, first vice president (Credit division), Shafiuddin Askari Ahmed, vice president Md Lutful Haque -- were sentenced to three years’ imprisonment each and fined Tk 25,000 each. On July 10, 2019, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case accusing former chief justice SK Sinha and 10 others of accumulating illegal wealth and laundering Tk 4 crore. On December 10, 2019, the investigation officer in the case submitted a chargesheet against the 11 accused. On August 13, 2020, a court framed charges against the 11, including Sinha.

A special court in Dhaka on Tuesday sentenced former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha to 11 years’ imprisonment in a case filed over laundering Tk 4 crore. Judge of the Dhaka Special (Court-4) Sheikh Nazmul Alam Khan handed down the verdict. The court also fined S K Sinha Tk 45 lakh, in default, to suffer six months more rigorous imprisonment. Read:CJ Sinha corruption case: Spl court defers judgment to Oct 21 It also ordered the authorities concerned to confiscate Tk 78 lakh from his bank account. The court also sentenced eight other accused in the case to different jail terms while acquitted two others -- Md Shahjahan and Niranjan Chandra Saha --as allegations brought against them were not proved. Former managing director of Farmers Bank AKM Shamim got four years’ jail with a fine of Tk 50,000 while Santri Roy Simi and Ranjit Chandra Saha were sentenced to three years’ imprisonment each with a fine of Tk 10,000. The remaining four accused -- Gazi Salahuddin, senior executive vice president and former head of credit division of the bank, Swapan Kumar Roy, first vice president (Credit division), Shafiuddin Askari Ahmed, vice president Md Lutful Haque -- were sentenced to three years’ imprisonment each and fined Tk 25,000 each. Read: Money laundering case: EX- CJ Sinha among 11 indicted On July 10, 2019, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case accusing former chief justice SK Sinha and 10 others of accumulating illegal wealth and laundering Tk 4 crore. Earlier, the judgment in the graft case was scheduled to be delivered on October 5 and then it was deferred to October 21 as the judge was on leave. On August 29, seven of the 11 accused in the case pleaded "not guilty". They are Mahbubul Haque Chisty, former audit committee chairman of Farmers Bank, former managing director of the bank AKM Shamim, first vice-presidents Swapan Kumar Rat and Md Lutful Haque, and former senior executive vice presidents (SEVPs) Gazi Salahudiin, Md Shahjahan and Niranjan Chandra Saha. On August 24, the defence lawyers grilled the investigating officer of the case, Benazir Ahmed, also the director of the ACC. Twenty-one witnesses had testified in the case. Read: Ex-CJ Sinha, 10 others accused of graft, money laundering On September 25, 2019, the anti-graft body summoned five officials of Farmers Bank for interrogation over the deposit of Tk 4 crore in CJ Sinha’s account with the Supreme Court branch of Sonali Bank. On December 10, 2019, the investigation officer in the case submitted a chargesheet against the 11 accused. On August 13, 2020, a court framed charges against the 11, including Sinha.