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Hallmark chairman Jasmine sent to jail in graft case
BSS, Dhaka
A Dhaka court yesterday sent Hallmark Group chairman Jasmine Islam to jail in a case lodged over allegations of embezzling Taka 85.87 crore of Janata Bank through fake letter of credit (LC).
Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge KM Imrul Qayes passed the order as Jasmine surrendered before the court and pleaded for bail in the case. The counsel of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Mir Ahammed Salam however, vehemently opposed the bail plea. After hearing both the sides, the court scrapped the bail plea and sent the accused to jail. Earlier on June 16, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court had canceled bail granted to Jasmine by the High Court and ordered her to surrender before lower court within four weeks. The High Court on March 10 allowed Jasmine bail, prompting ACC to file plea against it with the apex court.
HC wants info on steps taken after Fulbari rape
BSS, Dhaka
The High Court yesterday wanted to know the steps taken by local authorities over the rape of a mentally challenged schoolgirl and the settlement of the issue at Taka 14 thousand in Fulbari upazila of Dinajpur.
A High Court division bench comprising Justice FRM Nazmul Ahasan and Justice KM Kamrul Kader passed the order, asking the deputy attorney general
Abdullah-Al-Mahmud Bashar to let it know by July 21 the steps taken by superintendant of police, upazilla nirbahi officer (UNO) and officer in- charge of local police station in this regard. The court also wanted to know whether the culprit has been arrested so far and any case was filed.
The High Court came up with the order as Supreme Court lawyer Barrister
