DHAKA: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday (Jan 21) granted former minister Barrister Nazmul Huda bail in a graft case.

A four member bench led by chief justice Syed Mahmud Hossain issued the order in response of his leave-to-appeal petition.

A Dhaka court on January 6 sent former minister Nazmul Huda to jail on Tk 2.4 crore bribery charges after he had surrendered before the court.

Later, he filed a leave-to appeal petition and another petition seeking bail.

Lawyers AF Hasan Arif, Monsurul Haque Chowdhury and advocate Sigma Huda stood for Nazmul Huda and Khushid Alam Khan for the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

On March 21, 2007, ACC Deputy Director Md Shariful Islam filed the case with Dhanmondi Police Station accusing Nazmul Huda and his wife Sigma Huda.

The couple were charged with taking Tk 2.4 crore as bribe from one Meer Jaher Hossain.

Nazmul was sentenced to 7 years of imprisonment and fined Tk 2.5 crore and his wife 3 years of imprisonment, in a Dhaka special judge court order. 

Afterwards, the couple were acquitted by the High Court on March 20, 2011.

A rehearing of the case was held at the High Court following appeal by the ACC. 

Afterwards, an HC bench of Justice Bhabani Prasad Singh and Justice Mustafa Zaman lessened the punishment to four years for Nazmul.

BDST: 1158 HRS, JAN 21, 2019
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