The Dhaka district administration has been given two weeks to respond to the rule issued on Wednesday.

Dildar's son Shafat is facing trial following indictment in a case where he stands accused of raping two university students at Gulshan's Raintree hotel on Mar 28.

Amid public outrage over the allegations against Shafat, his friends and employees, customs detectives began investigating Apan Jewellers over “illegal transactions”.

On Aug 12, customs filed five cases against the Ahmed brothers with police stations in Gulshan, Dhanmondi, Ramna and Uttara for money laundering.

The customs brought charges of smuggling in gold and jewelries dodging duties and siphoning funds out of the country against the owners of the well-known jewellery brand.

The brothers secured anticipatory bail from the High Court but warrants were out for them after they failed to appear in the trial court for bail renewal.

On Oct 24, they turned themselves in to courts in Dhaka, when their bail petitions were rejected. They have since been behind bars.

Their counsel AM Aminuddin told the media on Wednesday that the court will hear the matter two weeks later, when it ordered the attorney general to present his arguments. The state was represented by Deputy Attorney General Farhad Ahmed.