Ex-CJ SK Sinha sued for ‘money laundering’

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha and 10 others on charge of laundering Tk 4 crore.

ACC Director Syed Iqbal Hossain filed the case against the 11 with the anti-graft watchdog’s Segunbagicha office, Md Dilwar Bakth, secretary of the commission told The Daily Star.

Amid flak from the ruling quarters over different issues including the 16th amendment verdict, Justice Sinha sent his resignation letter to the Bangabhaban on November 10, 2017 from abroad.

President Abdul Hamid accepted the resignation of Surendra Kumar Sinha on November 13, 2017.

Justice Sinha is now in the United States