Wed, Jan 19th, 2011 5:51 pm BdST

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Dhaka, Jan 19 (bdnews24.com) — BNP chief Khaleda Zia's son Arafat Rahman Coco did not mention his source of income for opening his account in a Singapore bank, one of the witnesses in the money-laundering case has said.

Kabir Ahmed, private secretary to the attorney general, in his statement given on Wednesday said he received the response letter from the bank.

"There was evidence of money laundering in the letter," he added.

Judge Mozammel Hossain of Dhaka's Third Special Judge's Court recorded his testimony and set the next date for recording testimony on Feb 8.

Another witness, former chief of Kafrul police Salahuddin Ahmed, said he listed the case, filed by Anti Corruption Commission deputy director Mohammad Abu Sayeed, on Mar 17, 2009.

The court on Jan 4 began recording testimonies in the case and took testimony of the plaintiff on that day.

Charges in the case were pressed against Coco and Ismail Hossain Simon, son of late former shipping minister Akbar Hossain, on Nov 30 for laundering US$0.93 million and Singapore $2.9 million.

Thirty people have been made witnesses to the case.

Coco has been in Bangkok on parole since July 19, 2008 after his release on bail when he had secured an eight-week parole for treatment abroad.

Coco was arrested on Sep 3, 2007 in the GATCO corruption case.