Corruption Cases: Chisty’s wife, daughter granted bail
A Dhaka court yesterday granted bail to wife and daughter of former chairman of Farmers Bank Audit Committee Mahabubul Haque Chisty in two corruption cases.
The accused are Chisty’s wife Rozi Chisty and daughter Rimi Chisty.
Judge KM Emrul Kayesh of the Senior Special Judge’s Court of Dhaka granted them ad-interim bail till January 13 after they surrendered before this court seeking bail in the cases.
Earlier on December 24 last year, the two accused surrendered before the High Court seeking bail in the cases. But the HC rejected their bail petitions and asked them to surrender before the lower court concerned in two weeks.
During yesterday’s hearing, Public Prosecutor Mahmud Hossain Jahangir told the court that the HC had earlier rejected their bail petition considering the depth of offences, adding that their bail petitions should be rejected.
The defence opposed the prosecution pleas, saying that their clients were implicated in the cases as part of a conspiracy to harass them.
On December 15 last year, the Anti-Corruption Commission filed the cases with its coordinated district office in Dhaka against Rozi and Rimi on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 37.38 crore and Tk 21 crore respectively.
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