The High Court bench of Justice Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Ahmed Sohail passed the order on Thursday in a virtual hearing. Earlier on 26 November, disgraced independent MP Shahid Islam Papul's wife, daughter, and sister-in-law filed two petitions with the High Court for seeking anticipatory bail in a graft case filed over money laundering. The bail petitioners are Papul's wife, Selina Islam, daughter Wafa Islam and sister-in-law Jesmin Prodhan. Earlier on November 11, ACC Investigating Officer Salahuddin Ahmed filed the case on charge of amassing Tk2.31 crore illegal wealth and laundering Tk148 crore. On June 6, Kuwait's Criminal Investigation Department arrested Shahid on charges of human trafficking, visa trading, and money laundering.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 10, 2020 08:26 UTC