Staff Reporter :
The High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to bdnews24.com’s Editor-in-Chief Toufique Imrose Khalidi for eight weeks in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
The High Court bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman passed the order after hearing a bail petition filed by Khalildi in the case.
The ACC filed the case against him on July 30 this year on charge of amassing money beyond known sources of income.
Advocate Abdul Matin Khasru, Advocate Momtaz Uddin Ahmed (Mehedi) and Barrister Mahbub Shafique took part in the hearing on behalf of Khalidi, while advocate Khurshid Alam Khan represented the ACC.
The case alleged that Khalidi deposited Tk 420 million into different bank accounts after receiving the money “through fraud [and] in an illegal way by creating fake documents”.
But the ACC case dossier itself said that the money came through the sale of company shares owned by bdnews24.com and Khalidi, and it was indeed the same money deposited in the accounts of four banks.
Khalidi, who consistently denies the allegation of corruption, told the media at the beginning of the ACC investigation that bdnews24.com did stories that “hurt a very powerful lobby”, and now “paying the price” for what he believes is good, exemplary journalism done by his colleagues.
The High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to bdnews24.com’s Editor-in-Chief Toufique Imrose Khalidi for eight weeks in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
The High Court bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman passed the order after hearing a bail petition filed by Khalildi in the case.
The ACC filed the case against him on July 30 this year on charge of amassing money beyond known sources of income.
Advocate Abdul Matin Khasru, Advocate Momtaz Uddin Ahmed (Mehedi) and Barrister Mahbub Shafique took part in the hearing on behalf of Khalidi, while advocate Khurshid Alam Khan represented the ACC.
The case alleged that Khalidi deposited Tk 420 million into different bank accounts after receiving the money “through fraud [and] in an illegal way by creating fake documents”.
But the ACC case dossier itself said that the money came through the sale of company shares owned by bdnews24.com and Khalidi, and it was indeed the same money deposited in the accounts of four banks.
Khalidi, who consistently denies the allegation of corruption, told the media at the beginning of the ACC investigation that bdnews24.com did stories that “hurt a very powerful lobby”, and now “paying the price” for what he believes is good, exemplary journalism done by his colleagues.
