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Tk 21 cr Bribery Case

Proceedings againstTarique, Babar deferred

Staff Correspondent
A special court yesterday deferred until August 26 deposition of witnesses in the Tk 21 crore bribery case against detained BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Tarique Rahman, former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar and six others.
Judge Shahed Noor Uddin of the Special Court-3 fixed the date following time prayer from the defence.
Earlier on July 14, the court framed charges against Tarique, elder son of former premier KhaledaZia, Babar and the others.
As the court located on the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban premises sat at 11:25am, defence counsel Zakir Hossain Bhuiyan sought time
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saying that hearing on an August 12 petition seeking stay of the case proceedings against Tarique is pending with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC).
He appealed for a long adjournment of hearing of this case in the special court
The judge then fixed August 26 for next hearing.
Earlier on May 25, Tarique filed a petition with the High Court (HO for quashing the case proceedings and granting him bail.
The HC on August 7 rejected the petition, stayed the trial court proceedings against him till August 1 and permitted Tarique to file an appeal with the SC against the HC order.
Of the accused, Babar and Abu Sufian, director of a Bashundhara Group concern, were in the dock yesterday.
Tarique was represented by his lawyer since he has been exempted from appearing in person during the trial proceedings.
The ACC filed the case on October 4 last year, accusing six people of bribery to corer up the murder of Bashundhara Group executive Humayun Kabir Sabbir, whose body was found outside a building in Bashundhara residential area on July 5,2006.
The six are Babar, Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan alias Shah Alam, his two sons Shafiat Sobhan Sanvir and Sadaat Sobhan, Abu Sufian and Mia Nur Uddin Apu.
Tarique and former BNP lawmaker Qazi Salcemul Huq Kamal were Included in the charge sheet after an investigation found their involvement in the bribery.