Destiny Scam
Bail hearing for 5 top officials deferred
A Dhaka court yesterday deferred till September 12 the hearing on petitions seeking cancellation of bail of five Destiny Group top officials, including its managing director, in two money laundering cases.
Judge Mohammad Zahirul Haque of the Senior Special Judge's Court passed the order though the prosecution was ready to take part in the hearing.
The judge also asked both the prosecution and the defence to place legal opinion on September 12 whether the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court had any jurisdiction to grant them bail.
Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Erfan Ullah granted bail to the five Destiny officials after the accused surrendered before it on August 6.
The officials are -- Destiny's Managing Director Md Rafiqul Amin and its Director Lt Gen (retd) M Harunur Rashid, Destiny-2000 Ltd Chairman Mohammad Hossain and its two directors Gofranul Huq and Sayed-ur Rahman.
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the petitions on August 13 challenging the legality of the lower court order that had granted bail to the five top officials.
On July 31, the ACC sued 22 officials of Destiny Group for laundering Tk 3,285.26 crore by cheating investors.
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