Graft case: MP Shahid Islam’s wife, daughter denied bail

The High Court today rejected a bail petition of lawmaker Shahid Islam Papul 's wife Selina Islam, who is also a member of parliament, and their daughter Wafa Islam in a corruption case involving Tk 148.41 crore.

The HC also ordered Selina Islam and Wafa Islam to surrender to the trial court concerned in 10 days in connection with the case.

The HC bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Ahmed Sohel came up with the order after virtually hearing the bail petition jointly filed by the duo.

Lawyers Abdul Baset Majumdar and Sayeed Ahmed Raza appeared for the accused petitioners, while lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan argued for the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) and Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin Manik represented the state during the hearing.

Khurshid Alam Khan told The Daily Star that the HC denied bail to Selina Islam and Wafa Islam as there are specific allegations against them of committing corruption.

The ACC filed the case with its integrated district office in Dhaka on November 11 against lawmaker Shahid Islam, popularly known as Kazi Papul, who is now detained in Kuwait, his sister-in-law Jesmin Prodhan, his wife Selina Islam and their daughter Wafa Islam of laundering Tk 148.41 crore.

The ACC said in the case that Shahid Islam deposited Tk 148.41 crore in dirty money to different bank accounts belonging to his sister-in-law Jesmin Prodhan to cover his tracks.

Shahid Islam, his wife Selina Islam, and daughter Wafa have all transferred their ill-begotten money to Jesmin's account, it said.