Shawdesh Desk:

The charges have been framed against Regent Group chairman Shahed Karim in a case filed against him on charge of acquiring illegal wealth worth Tk 1.69 crore.

Judge Mohammad Nazrul Islam of the Special Judge’s Court-10 of Dhaka framed the charges on Sunday.

The judge also fixed May 20 for starting trial of the case.

On February 2, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) pressed the charges against Shahed.

The anti-graft body filed the case against Shahed with its Dhaka Integrated Office-1 on March 1 last year.

Shahed was arrested on July 15 of 2020 from a place at Debhata in Satkhira while he was trying to flee from the country.