Bangladesh, July 5 -- The hearing on whether formal charges will be framed against former National Board of Revenue (NBR) official Motiur Rahman, who became widely known in connection with a "goat scandal," has concluded in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over allegations that he acquired illicit wealth worth approximately Tk 54 million.

The court has set Jul 21 for its order on whether the case will go to trial.

The order was issued on Sunday by Divisional Special Judge BM Tarikul Kabir of Dhaka.

According to ACC Court Inspector Md Saiful Islam, Motiur was brought to court from jail for the hearing. His lawyers, Anwar Zahid Bhuiyan, President of the Dhaka Bar Association, and Md Borhan Uddin, a prosecutor in the ...