Hall-Mark Scam
Hearing on writ adjourned
The High Court yesterday adjourned for two weeks the hearing on a writ petition that sought its directive on the government to recover Tk 3,547 crore loan taken by Hall-Mark Group and five other companies from Sonali Bank.
Supreme Court lawyer Eunus Ali Akond filed the petition on September 17 with the HC, seeking its order on the authorities concerned to confiscate the assets of the companies on failure to refund the money.
The HC passed the adjournment order after Eunus prayed for postponement of hearing on the petition, saying that he will insert some new grounds in his petition.
He also urged the HC to ask the government to constitute a judicial commission to probe the irregularities in all the public and private banks.
The petitioner prayed to the court to order the seizure of the passports of Hall-Mark Group's Managing Director Tanvir Mahmud and his wife, so that they cannot leave the country.
Eunus, in his petition, said the Hall-Mark Group swindled Tk 2686.14 crore, T & Brothers Tk 609.69 crore, Paragon Group Tk 146.60 crore, Nakshi Knit Tk 66.36 crore, DN Sports Tk 33.25 crore and Khan Jahan Ali Tk 4.96 crore out of Hotel Ruposhi Bangla branch of the state-owned Sonali Bank.
Earlier on the day, an HC bench summarily rejected the petition, saying that the petition has become ineffective since the government has taken some actions over the Sonali Bank loan scam.
The bench, however, later withdrew the rejection order following the prayer of the petitioner.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel.
Comments