File photoDhaka TribuneThe court said Rashid's lawyers may move a regular bench with the petitionThe High Court has again denied bail to suspended deputy inspector general (DIG) of prisons, Bazlur Rashid, in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). In its order, the court said Rashid's lawyers may move a regular bench with the petition. Advocate Mesbaul Islam stood for the suspended DIG, while Attorney General Mahbubey Alam and Deputy Attorney General Dr Bashir Ullah opposed the bail petition. On January 29, the bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice KM Hafizul Alam denied his bail petition. According to the case statement, the suspended DIG failed to show any legal source of Tk3.8 crore which he had spent to buy a flat in a housing project at Siddheswari Road in Dhaka.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 13, 2020 16:41 UTC