Staff Reporter :
The High Court on Thursday refused to grant bail to Destiny Group Managing Director Rafiqul Amin in two money laundering cases involving Tk 4200 crore.
The court summarily dismissed the bail petitions filed against trial court’s rejecton orders.
The court, however, directed the trial court concerned to dispose of the two money laundering cases filed against Destiny Group Managing Director within six months.
The High Court bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Ahmed Sohel passed the order after holding a virtual hearing on the bail petitions filed by Rafiqul Amin.
Advocate Abdul Matin Khasru and Barrister
M Mainul Islam who appeared in the hearing for the accused prayed for bail on health grounds.
On the other hand, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan and Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin Manik opposed the petitions saying that the accused cannot be granted bail as there are specific allegations against them of laundering huge sum of money.
Rafiqul, now in jail, filed the petitions on August 16 through his lawyer Ujjal Bhowmick with the HC seeking bail in the cases against him on grounds that he has been suffering in jail for a long period of time since October 11, 2012 and he is now physically ill.
On July 31, 2012, the ACC filed the cases against 22 officials of Destiny Group, including Rafiqul Amin and Mohammad Hossain, with Kalabagan Police Station. After investigation, the ACC submitted charge sheet in the cases on May 5, 2014.
The Destiny officials, including Rafiqul Amin, failed several times earlier to get bail from the High Court in the cases.
The High Court on Thursday refused to grant bail to Destiny Group Managing Director Rafiqul Amin in two money laundering cases involving Tk 4200 crore.
The court summarily dismissed the bail petitions filed against trial court’s rejecton orders.
The court, however, directed the trial court concerned to dispose of the two money laundering cases filed against Destiny Group Managing Director within six months.
The High Court bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Ahmed Sohel passed the order after holding a virtual hearing on the bail petitions filed by Rafiqul Amin.
Advocate Abdul Matin Khasru and Barrister
M Mainul Islam who appeared in the hearing for the accused prayed for bail on health grounds.
On the other hand, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan and Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin Manik opposed the petitions saying that the accused cannot be granted bail as there are specific allegations against them of laundering huge sum of money.
Rafiqul, now in jail, filed the petitions on August 16 through his lawyer Ujjal Bhowmick with the HC seeking bail in the cases against him on grounds that he has been suffering in jail for a long period of time since October 11, 2012 and he is now physically ill.
On July 31, 2012, the ACC filed the cases against 22 officials of Destiny Group, including Rafiqul Amin and Mohammad Hossain, with Kalabagan Police Station. After investigation, the ACC submitted charge sheet in the cases on May 5, 2014.
The Destiny officials, including Rafiqul Amin, failed several times earlier to get bail from the High Court in the cases.
