Hall-Mark
HC asks judge why chairman got bail
The High Court yesterday asked a lower court judge to explain why he granted bail to Jasmine Islam, chairman of Hall-Mark Group, in 11 corruption cases.
Judge Md Zahirul Haque of the Senior Special Judge's Court of Dhaka has to appear before the HC on February 18 to explain his order of granting bail to Jasmine.
Earlier, Zahirul Haque granted bail to Jasmin in the cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on the condition that Jasmine and the Hall-Mark Group will repay Tk 2,600 crore, which the company swindled out, to Sonali Bank.
The HC bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik and Justice Mahmudul Hoque yesterday passed the summons order during hearing a rule issued by the bench regarding legality of granting the bail.
Responding to a petition filed by journalist Nazim Ahmed, the bench on February 11 issued the rule upon the authorities concerned to explain why the lower court order that granted bail to Jasmine should not be cancelled.
The HC on the same day also directed the government to immediately take steps for barring Jasmine from going abroad.
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