The Election Commission's (EC) efforts towards a consensus on registration of the political parties before the ninth parliamentary polls have suffered a setback with the BNP-led four-party alliance deciding against joining talks with it. BNP did not take part in the dialogue yesterday while its allies including Jamaat-e-Islami are set to follow suit today.
Monday
Businessman Salman Rahman freed on bail(2)
The High Court on Aug 20 granted Salman bail in the IFIC Bank corruption case and he got bail in other cases earlier, barrister Huq said.
"The bail order of Salman F Rahman has been informed in writing to 16 persons concerned including IG of police and DIG prisons.
"If he is not released by this night, tomorrow (Wednesday) contempt of court charges would be filed against the IG, DIG prisons and the jailer of Kashimpur jail. We've already made the affidavit," barrister Huq told bdnews24.com Tuesday evening.
"The bail order of Salman F Rahman has been informed in writing to 16 persons concerned including IG of police and DIG prisons.
"If he is not released by this night, tomorrow (Wednesday) contempt of court charges would be filed against the IG, DIG prisons and the jailer of Kashimpur jail. We've already made the affidavit," barrister Huq told bdnews24.com Tuesday evening.
Businessman Salman Rahman freed on bail(3)
The High Court in its orders said if anybody except the Appellate Division intervene in this matter punitive action would be taken against him.
The DIG prisons told bdnews24.com Tuesday evening, "We are scrutinising his papers. If the papers are okay we want to release Salman F Rahman by Tuesday night. For this he has been kept outside the lock-up."
He also said, "We got his bail papers Monday evening. But those could not be scrutinised on the day."
Joint forces arrested the AL leader at his Dhanmondi home on Feb 4 last year.
The DIG prisons told bdnews24.com Tuesday evening, "We are scrutinising his papers. If the papers are okay we want to release Salman F Rahman by Tuesday night. For this he has been kept outside the lock-up."
He also said, "We got his bail papers Monday evening. But those could not be scrutinised on the day."
Joint forces arrested the AL leader at his Dhanmondi home on Feb 4 last year.
Wednesday
Tarique gets bail in 5 cases
The bench of justices Sharifuddin Chaklader and Md Imdadul Haque Azad passed the order that also stayed the proceedings of a case for six months.
Of the five cases one case has been filed on charges of accumulating illegal wealth and the four on charges of extortion.
The same court also granted bail to former BNP lawmaker Salauddin Ahmed for six months in nine cases and Sylhet mayor Badaruddin Ahmed Kamran for as many months in a case.
The court granted former state minister Lutfozzaman Babar bail in Oct 22 in the Bashundhara bribery case and stayed the trial until the day.
The court froze the proceedings of a case on charges of amassing ill-gotten wealth against another former BNP lawmaker Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu.
It extended the bail of former BNP minister M Shamsul Islam by another four months in GATCO graft case.
Former Rajshahi mayor Mijanur Rahman Minu and former BNP lawmaker Ali Asgar Lobi also got bail for six months in two separate cases on charges of obtaining ill-gotten wealth.
The court also halted the proceedings of the cases for the same period.
It also granted former BNP minister Tariqul Islam two-month bail in a case for amassing wealth beyond known sources of income and stayed the case proceedings for the same period.
The same bench granted bail to former state minister Amanullah Aman in a graft case.
Of the five cases one case has been filed on charges of accumulating illegal wealth and the four on charges of extortion.
The same court also granted bail to former BNP lawmaker Salauddin Ahmed for six months in nine cases and Sylhet mayor Badaruddin Ahmed Kamran for as many months in a case.
The court granted former state minister Lutfozzaman Babar bail in Oct 22 in the Bashundhara bribery case and stayed the trial until the day.
The court froze the proceedings of a case on charges of amassing ill-gotten wealth against another former BNP lawmaker Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu.
It extended the bail of former BNP minister M Shamsul Islam by another four months in GATCO graft case.
Former Rajshahi mayor Mijanur Rahman Minu and former BNP lawmaker Ali Asgar Lobi also got bail for six months in two separate cases on charges of obtaining ill-gotten wealth.
The court also halted the proceedings of the cases for the same period.
It also granted former BNP minister Tariqul Islam two-month bail in a case for amassing wealth beyond known sources of income and stayed the case proceedings for the same period.
The same bench granted bail to former state minister Amanullah Aman in a graft case.
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