HC rejects Mosharraf's bail petition
The High Court (HC) yesterday rejected a bail petition filed by former BNP state minister for energy AKM Mosharraf Hossain in connection with a corruption case.
Shahidur Rahman, assistant director of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), filed the case with Shahbagh Police Station on February 12 accusing Mosharaf and Kashem Sharif on charge of taking bribe from Niko, a Canadian oil and gas exploration company.
According to the case statement, Mosharaf took a Land Cruiser Jeep worth about Tk 95.58 lakh as gift, and 5,000 Canadian dollars as bribe from Niko in 2005 in a bid to strike a contract between the government and Niko.
The HC bench of Justice Syed Muhammad Dastagir Hossain and Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore rejected the bail petition.
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