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Published : 28 Aug 2025, 01:38 PM
A Dhaka court has deferred announcing the verdict in a case over illegal accumulation of wealth against BNP Standing Committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy.
The verdict was scheduled to be delivered at the Dhaka 3rd Special Judge’s Court on Thursday. However, Judge Muh Abu Taher rescheduled the verdict for Sept 4, as the verdict was not prepared, said Barrister Ahmed Ali Salam, representing the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
Gayeshwar appeared at the court on Thursday to hear the verdict. He left the court after hearing the deferral.
Gayeshwar’s legal counsel Syed Nazrul Islam said that on Aug 19, the court fixed Aug 28 for the verdict after hearing the arguments of the ACC and the defence.
Former deputy director of ACC SM Mafidul Islam filed the case with the Ramna Police Station on Jan 5, 2009.
According to the case details, Gayeshwar showed two houses in his wealth statement, including a six-storey house in Dhaka Rayerbazar, which cost Tk 4 million, and a house built on his ancestral land in Keraniganj, which cost Tk 1.5 million to build.
The amount (in the cost of building the house) is Tk 2.5 million less than what is mentioned in the account of the Public Works Department. The ACC has identified the amount as the wealth accumulated from beyond known sources of income.
Besides, electronic goods worth Tk 58,600 were found in Gayeshwar’s house, which is outside his declared and known sources of income.
According to the case dossier, the BNP leader illegally grabbed Tk 26.1 million from Abdul Monem Limited and Reza Construction, by using his influence as the leader of the ruling party in 2004-2005. His total wealth stemming from house construction cost, electronic goods and money accumulated by using influence stands at Tk 28.6 million.
All these wealth and assets were accumulated illicitly, the case documents said.
After the investigation, Mofidul filed a charge sheet in court on Jul 5, 2009. The trial began with the indictment of Gayeshwar on Feb 4, 2010. During the trial, 29 out of 47 witnesses testified.
