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DAB leader Dr Zahid lands in jail

Court Correspondent
A Dhaka court yesterday sent AZM Zahid Hossain, secretary general of pro-BNP Doctors' Association of Bangladesh (DAB) to jail on his surrender before it in connection with a
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Zahid was sentenced to 13 years' rigorous imprisonment in absentia in the case.
Meanwhile, police charged baton on a group of doctors who marched in procession on the court premises demanding withdrawal of the case against Zahid.
Police picked up doctors Newaz .Ahmed Chowdhury and Shahidtil Haque from the scene but released them later.
Special Court-6 Judge Tanzina Ismail sent Zahid to jail rejecting his bail prayer. The court also directed the jail authorities to provide him with first class division and treatment in prison following a prayer from Zahid's counsel.
Moving the bail petition, Zahid's lawyers told the court that their client could not appear before the court to face trial as he had been suffering from illness for long.
They prayed for Zahid's bail for a week and first class division in prison saying he is still sick.
The prosecution opposed the bail petition and prayed for sending him to jail saying the court had no jurisdiction to grant Zahid bail.
Meanwhile, about 200 doctors brought out a procession at about 11:00am on the court premises demanding withdrawal of the case. Police had to charge baton on them to bring the situation under control
On May 25 last year, Zahid was sentenced to 13 years' imprisonment for amassing wealth illegally and concealing information in the wealth statement submitted to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
He was also finedTk 10 lakh, in default of which he would have to spend one more year in jail. Zahid's wife Rifat Hossain
was awarded three years' imprisonment for abetting her husband in amassing illegal wealth worthTk 3.98 crore.
The court also ordered the authorities concerned to confiscate Zahid's ill-gotten wealth.
ACC Assistant Director Nasiruddin Ahmed filed the case with Ramna Police Station on Octobers, 2007 on charge of hiding information about their wealth worth over 71 ’ _ crore.
Zahid s name was on the second list of corruption suspects published by the commission.