Granting bail to Hall-Mark Chairman

The Hall-Mark saga continues to shock us. In a much welcome intervention, the High Court (HC) has called for an explanation from senior special judge Md. Jahurul Huq on February 18 to explain why the group's Chairman Jesmine Akhtar was granted bail on eleven ACC cases. We too would like to know what special circumstances possessed the honourable judge to grant bail on February 7 to one of the principal accused of the most sensational financial scandal to hit the country.
We are fortunate that this decision by the honourable judge was halted by the filing of a petition on February 11. The petition could not have come at a better time. Had it not been filed, there would have been no barrier to Ms. Akhtar leaving the country. The petition specifically mentions that no constructive steps have been taken by authorities concerned to track down the money trail. That is, the billions siphoned off by Hall Mark and its subsidiary companies remain largely unaccounted for.
Granting of bail on eleven cases on a single day at this juncture raises some very valid and serious concerns about why there is no progress on the Hall-Mark scam. According to ACC lawyer since Ms. Akhter has been mentioned as a prime suspect in the FIR, should leave no room for granting her bail. Hence, we are led back to our original question, on what grounds, was she being let off?
We can only hope that with HC's intervention in this sensational case, authorities will be propelled into taking action to unearth and track down the billions of taka which are essentially public funds. Such bold steps will help restore to a great degree, public's confidence in the rule of law.