Staff Correspondent
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday extended bail for five months to Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s chairperson Khaleda Zia’s eldest son, Tarique Rahman, in connection with the Tk 21 crore bribery case.
The four-member Appellate Division bench, chaired by Chief Justice MM Ruhul Amin, passed the order after hearing a petition filed by Tarique’s counsel, Rafiqul Islam.
The court on August 28, 2008 granted bail for six months to Tarique in the case involving the murder of Bashundhara Group’s director Humayun Kabir Sabbir.
The Anti-Corruption Commission’s deputy assistant director, Abul Kashem, on October 4, 2008 filed the bribery case with the Ramna police station against six persons including former State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar.
Tarique and former BNP lawmaker Qazi Saleemul Huq Kamal were implicated in the charge sheet of the bribery case for their involvement in clearing Shafiat Sobhan Sanvir, son of Bashundhara Group’s chairman, Ahmed Akbar Sobhan alias Shah Alam, from charges of killing Sabbir.
Courtesy: newagebd.com
