Graft Case
Saeed Eskander gets bail on surrender
A Dhaka court yesterday granted bail to Major (retd) Saeed Eskander, younger brother of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, in connection with a corruption case on his surrender to the court.
Judge Mohammad Zohurul Haque of the Senior Special Judge's Court passed the order upon a bond of Tk 50,000 with two guarantors after Saeed along with his lawyer Mahabub Uddin Khokhon appeared before the court and sought bail. During the hearing, Khokhon told the court that his client got a six-month anticipatory bail from the High Court on January 31 this year.
He prayed for Eskandar's bail as the investigation officer of the case submitted charge sheet against him on February 6.
The court also fixed April 3 for hearing on charge framing against the accused.
On February 6, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Deputy Director Benazir Ahmed, investigation officer of the case, submitted the charge sheet to the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court, naming 12 witnesses.
The ACC on April 28 last year filed the case with Ramna Police Station after finding dissimilarities between what Eskander owned and what his wealth statement showed.
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