Mirza Golam Hafiz, former Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, has been granted anticipatory bail by the High Court Division in a corruption case.

Upon a prayer of the petitioner on surrender before the court, the division bench of the HC comprising Justice Mah-mudul Amin Chowdhury and Justice Shah Abu Nayeem Mominoor Rahman granted the bail.

The Bureau of Anti-Corruption on April 21 last lodged a criminal case with the Officer In-Charge of Teigaon Police Station against Mirza Golam Hafiz.

It was alleged In the FIR that in 1993 while the accused was the Minister of the Law. Justice and Parliamentary Affairs upon abusing his official power illegally amended the registration volume by including 64 acres of government khas land with his own land under the North Ramchandrapur Mouza. Savar. Dhaka.