BNP leader Mirza Abbas Dhaka Tribune File photoA bench of the High Court comprising Justices Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and KM Hafizul Alam gave the order on SundayThe High Court has rejected an appeal filed by BNP leader Mirza Abbas to dismiss a graft case filed against him by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for allegedly amassing illegal wealth. A bench of the High Court comprising Justices Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and KM Hafizul Alam gave the order on Sunday, reports BSSKhurshid Alam Khan represented the ACC during the hearing while Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin Manik stood for the state, while AJ Mohammad Ali stood for the defence. The ACC lawyer said: “The High Court has rejected the petition. Now, there is no bar to start proceeding with the trial.”On August 16, 2007, the ACC filed the case against Mirza Abbas with the Ramna police station in the capital for allegedly accumulating illegal wealth worth Tk59,713,234 and concealing information about the wealth of Tk3,348,581 in his wealth statement earlier submitted to the national anti-graft agency. The case is now pending before the Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-6.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 11, 2018 17:37 UTC