HC order on Tarique pleas over bribery case Mar 16
Online Desk
17 Feb 2016 02:55 AM
On October 4, 2007, the ACC filed the case with Ramna Police Station against six people for the transaction of Tk 21 crore in bribe for not implicating one of Shah Alam’s sons in a sensational murder case filed in 2006. Tarique’s was not there in the firs
The High Court will deliver its order on March 16 on the pleas filed by BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman and three others seeking the Tk 21 crore bribery case proceedings be quashed.
An HC bench comprising Justice Md Ruhul Quddus and Justice Mahmudul Hoque fixed the date on Tuesday after the final hearing on a rule issued earlier in this regard, reports UNB.
The three other accused are former State Minister for Home Lutfozzaman Babar, Bashundhara Group director Abu Sufian and businessman Kazi Salimul Haque Kamal alias Econo Kamal.
On October 4, 2007, the ACC filed the case with Ramna Police Station against six people for the transaction of Tk 21 crore in bribe for not implicating one of Shah Alam’s sons in a sensational murder case filed in 2006.
Tarique’s was not there in the first information report (FIR), but his involvement was found during the investigation.
During investigation, the ACC found that Tk 14 crore was transacted through cheques while Tk 7 crore in cash.
The body of Humayun Kabir Sabbir, 30, a director of Bashundhara Telecommunication Limited, was found in Gulshan on July 5, 2005.
As the involvement of Bashundhara Group chairman’s son Shafiyat Sobhan Sanbir was found in the killing, he along with his father met former state minister for Home Lutfozzaman Babar and requested him not to implicate his name in the murder case.
After Babar’s arrest, he confessed that Sobhan went to him and agreed to provide Tk 50 crore against his demand of Tk 100 crore in kickback for not implicating Sanbir in the case after investigators detected Sanbir’s involvement in the killing.
The ACC submitted charge sheet against eight accused on April 23, 2008. A special trial court framed charges against them on July 14 of the same year.
Later, Tarique and three others filed petitions with the High Court challenging the legality of the case and charge-framing.
After primary hearing, the HC stayed the case proceedings and issued a rule. The court started hearing the rule this year.
