4 get bail in cases filed over dishonoured cheques

A Chittagong court yesterday granted bail to four businesspersons on their surrender in seven cases filed over dishonoured cheques.
They surrendered a day after the same court issued arrest warrants against them as they were not present before it during hearing on charge framing.
The four are Sahabuddin Alam and his wife Yasmin Alam, managing director and chairman respectively of Samannaz Super Oil Ltd of SA Group; Jahir Ahmed, chairman of Marine Vegetable Oil Ltd of Nurjahan Group; and Tipu Sultan, chairman of M/s Jasmia Vegetable Oil Ltd of Nurjahan Group and also director of Marine Vegetable Oil Ltd.  
The court of Metropolitan Session Judge SM Mojibur Rahman also fixed February 17 for hearing on cases against the couple, and February 18 for hearing on cases against Tipu and Jahir.
According to court sources, Sultan Ahmed, senior officer of Agrani Bank Ltd, filed three cases on July 4, 2013 against Sahabuddin and Yasmin as three cheques for Tk 50.05 lakh, Tk 20.49 crore and Tk 49.10 crore issued by Samannaz Super Oil Ltd bounced due to inefficient funds.
On June 28, 2012 M/s Jasmia Vegetable Oil Ltd issued three cheques to Sonali Bank Ltd which also bounced. Two of the cheques were for Tk 5 crore and one for Tk 4 crore. Three cases were filed against Tipu in this regard.   
On April 23, 2012, a cheque of Marine Vegetable Oil Ltd for Tk 5 crore issued to Commerce Bank Ltd bounced. A case was filed against Jahir and Tipu.