Chisty refused bail in graft case

A Dhaka court yesterday again rejected bail to Mahbubul Haque Chisty, former chairman of Farmers Bank Audit Committee, in connection with a graft case.

Judge Kamrul Hossain Mollah of Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court of Dhaka passed the order after Chisty's lawyer moved a petition seeking bail in the case.

In the order, the judge said sufficient evidence have been found against Chisty and the matter is now under primary investigation.

Earlier on April 26, another Dhaka court rejected Chisty's bail and sent him to jail after completion of his seven-day remand in two phases in the case.

On April 10, ACC filed a case with Gulshan Police Station against six persons, including the four and Mahbubul's wife Ruzi Chisty and ex-manager of the bank's Gulshan Corporate Branch Delwar Hossain for embezzling Tk 160 crore from the bank.