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DHAKA, July 23, 2025 (BSS) - A court here today acquitted BNP Joint Secretary General Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), as the prosecution failed to prove the charges brought against him.
Judge Md Zakaria Hossain of Dhaka Special Judge Court-6 delivered the verdict, court clerk Zahidur Rahman confirmed to BSS.
The judgment came after both the prosecution and defence concluded their arguments on July 16.
The ACC had filed the case with Ramna Police Station on October 9, 2014. Then ACC Deputy Director Md Manjur Morshed accused Annie of concealing information on wealth worth Taka 13.13 lakh and amassing illegal wealth amounting to Taka 1.40 crore.
The court framed charges against Annie on May 24, 2016, and heard testimonies from nine prosecution witnesses during the trial.
