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HC grants bail to 16 detained politicos, businessmen

Staff Correspondent
The High Court (HC) yesterday granted ad-interim bail to 16 politicians and businessmen, who were arrested in the caretaker government's anti-graft drive.
l\vo HC benches granted the bail to the detainees in response to separate petitions in connection with different criminal cases filed by the government and Anticorruption Commission (ACC).
The court also asked the government to explain why the petitioners should not be granted regular bail, and why the proceedings against them should not be quashed.
The accused, who were granted bail, are Cittagong City Corporation FROM PAGE 1
(CCO mayor also Awami League (AL) leader ABM Mohiuddin Ahmed Chowdhury, former whip of Jatiya Sangsad Ashraf Hossain, former BNP state ministers AKM Mosharraf Hossain and Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu, former BNP lawmakers Manjur Elahi Munshi. Hafiz Ibrahim, Shams-uz Zoha, Giasuddin Ahmed, and Alamgir Farid, former Jamat lawmaker Shahjahan Chowdhury, AL leader also Beximco Group Vice-chairman Salman F Rahman, HRC Group Chairman Sayeed Hossain Chowdhury, and accused in the Gatco corruption case Commodore (retd) Julfiker Ali, AK Rashid Ahmed, AM Sanwar Hossain and Ahmed AbulKashem.
Upon a writ petition filed by ABM Mohiuddin Ahmed Chowdhury, an HC bench of Justice Khademul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Mashuque Hosain Ahmed granted him ad-interim bail for three months in a case filed by ACC on charges of amassing illegal wealth and concealing information in his wealth statement.
Another HC bench of Justice Sharif Uddin Chaklader and Justice Md Emdadul Haque Azad dealtwith thepetitions filed by the other 15.
The second bench granted ad-interim bail to Manjur Elahi Munshi for six months in an extortion case, and issued a ruling upon the government to explain within four weeks why the case proceedings against Munshi should not be quashed.
Ashraf Hossain and Sayeed Hossain Chowdhury were granted bail for six months in two separate cases filed by the government on charges of violating the Emergency Power Rules (EPR). The court; directed the government not to harass or arrest the accused after their release from prison, and also issued separate rulings asking the government to explain why the accused should not be granted regular bail.
The HC bench granted bail to Hafiz Ibrahim in three cases. One of the cases was filed against him on charges of killing a person named Nakib and for carrying out explosions in his electoral area during an election on October 1, 2001. An extortion case was also filed against him with Borhan police station in Bhola in 2004, while another one
was filed on charges of violating EPR. He filed separate petitions with theHC.
AKM Mosharraf Hossain, Commodore (retd) Julfiker Ali, AK Rashid Ahmed, AM Sanwar Hossain, and Ahmed Abul Kashem were granted ad-interim bail for three months in the Gatco corruption case. Upon separate petitions, the HC bench stayed the case proceedings against them and also issued separate rulings upon the government to explain why the proceedings should not be quashed.
Shahjahan Chowdury and Giasuddin,Mimed were granted bail extort ton- cases and case proceedings against them were also stayed.
The HC granted bail for three months to Alamgir Farid in a case filed by ACC on charges of amassing illegal wealth. The court also stayed for three months the proceedings against him.
Shams-uz Zoha secured bail for three months in a case in connection with repression ofwomen.
Slaman F Rahman was granted bail for three months in a corruption case filed by ACC with Motijheel police station.