A senior ACC lawyer has said that Awami League MP Abdur Rahman Bodi, who was jailed for three years in a corruption case on November 2 and granted bail yesterday, lost his parliament membership since his conviction. Also Read- MP Bodi gets 6-month interim bailOn the ACC lawyer’s comment, the court said that the convict’s membership in parliament was a subject to be decided by the speaker. Accepting the bail petition, the judge said that the lawmaker had not misused bail conditions during the trial period. The court also stayed the fine of Tk10 lakh the trial court had slapped on the lawmaker alongside jail terms. Also Read- MP Bodi now earns 512 timesThe ACC filed the case with Ramna police on August 21, 2014, accusing the legislator of amassing wealth illegally and concealing information in his wealth statement.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 16, 2016 15:27 UTC