HC denies bail of Hallmark chairman Jasmine

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UNB, Dhaka :
The High Court on Tuesday rejected a bail petition filed by Hallmark Group chairman Jasmine Islam in a case filed for embezzling money.
An HC bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice KM Hafizul Alam passed the after hearing the petition.
The court also asked Jasmine to receive necessary treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.
Advocate Abdul Matin Sarkar stood for Jasmine while Advocate M Khurshid Alam Khan argued for the
Anti-Corruption Commission and deputy attorney general Rona Nahrin and AKM Amin Uddin represented the state.
On November 1, 2016, the ACC arrested the Hallmark Group chairman in a Tk 85.87-crore fresh graft case filed against her.
The national anti-graft body filed a case against 16 people, including Jasmine Islam, with Motijheel Police Station for allegedly plundering Tk 85.87 crore from Janata Bank’s Motijheel branch during June 2011 and June 2015.
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