Charge hearing deferred till June 3

The hearing on charge-framing in the case of Tk 21-crore bribery following the murder of Humayun Kabir Sabbir, a director of Bashundhara Group, has been deferred to June 3.
Judge Shahed Noor Uddin of a special court passed the order as the High Court in an interim order on Monday restrained the trial court from proceedings with the case until June 2.
The High Court stalled the case proceedings on a petition filed by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Tarique Rahman, one of the accused in the case, for quashing the proceedings against him.
Meanwhile, the prosecution yesterday failed to produce accused Tarique Rahman and former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar in the court.
Prosecution told the court Tarique and Babar are 'sick' according to custody warrant.
Only Abu Sofian, director of East-West Property Development Ltd, a concern of the Bashundhara Group, was produced from among the eight accused.
In October last year, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the bribery case with Ramna Police Station, accusing eight people. The commission on May 6 pressed charges against Tarique Rahman, former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar and six others in the case.