Dhaka, June 30 (V7N) — A Dhaka court has issued arrest warrants against 11 individuals, including presidents and general secretaries of the past three committees of the Dhaka Bar Association, on charges of embezzling Tk 110 million.

 

The warrants were issued on Sunday evening (June 29) by Metropolitan Magistrate Mehedi Hasan, after the court recorded statements from the plaintiffs in three cases filed for criminal breach of trust and fraud.

Those named in the arrest warrants include:

  • 2024-25 term: President Abdur Rahman Howlader, General Secretary Anwar Shahadat Shaon, Senior Vice-President Abul Kalam Md. Akhter Hossain, Treasurer Omar Faruk

  • 2023-24 term: President Mizanur Rahman Mamun, General Secretary Golam Kibria Jobayer, Co-General Secretary Shri Prannath, Treasurer Bibi Fatema Munni

  • 2022-23 term: President Md. Mahbubur Rahman, General Secretary Firozur Rahman Montu, Treasurer Nur Hossain

The cases were filed on behalf of the Dhaka Bar Association’s current committee by Joint General Secretary Syed Mainul Hossain Apu, Treasurer Abdur Rashid Molla, and Zahirul Hasan Mukul.

According to the complaints, the accused allegedly misappropriated funds entrusted to them during their respective tenures, causing substantial financial loss to the association.

The court order marks a significant development in addressing alleged financial irregularities within one of the country’s most prominent legal bodies.

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