Judgment deferred to March 11

The judgment in a graft case against former Awami League lawmaker HBM Iqbal, which was scheduled to be delivered yesterday, has been deferred to March 11 as the judge of the Special Court-1, Firoz Alam, has been on leave.
The case was filed against Iqbal on charges of amassing huge wealth through illegal means and concealing information in the wealth statement submitted to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
ACC Assistant Director Mohammad Ibrahim filed the case against Iqbal, his wife Dr Momtaj Begum Dolly and other family members with Gulshan police on June 25.
The other accused are their sons Moinuddin Iqbal and Imran Iqbal and daughter Nawrin Iqbal.
According to the case statement, Iqbal concealed information about an illegally acquired Tk 5.3 crore house at Gulshan Avenue, which he registered in his wife's name, and a Tk 5 crore fixed deposit.