, March 11 -- A Chattogram court on Wednesday framed charges against 36 people including former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury in a case filed over laundering money.

Judge of the Chattogram Special Judge Court Mizanur Rahman Khan framed the charges and fixed April 5 for beginning the trial, said public prosecutor of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Mokarram Hossain.

The court also issued warrants for the arrest of 28 people including Saifuzzaman in the case.

Among the 36 accused, eight accused are in jail.

On July 24 last year, the ACC filed a case against Saifuzzaman and 35 others for siphoning off Tk 25 crore abroad in the name of loans.

According to the prosecution, the offences were allegedly committed in a planned manner be...