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DHAKA, Mar 09, 2026 (BSS) – A court here today acquitted singer Asif Akbar of charges in a case filed under the Narcotics Control Act.

Judge Ayesha Akter Mousumi of the Dhaka 2nd Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court pronounced the judgment, as the charges brought against the noted singer could not be proved.

According to the case documents, Asif Akbar was arrested on the night of June 5, 2018, in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology Act. At that time, four bottles of foreign liquor were found in his office. 

The liquor was later sent to the Department of Narcotics Control for examination.
 
On July 23, 2018, CID Sub-Inspector Prashanta Kumar Sikder filed a case against Asif with Tejgaon Police Station under the Narcotics Control Act on charges of possessing foreign liquor without a licence.
 
On November 13, 2019, the investigating officer of the case, CID Sub-Inspector Jamal Hossain, submitted the charge sheet against him. Later, on November 25, 2024, the court framed charges against Asif and ordered the trial to begin.