SC stays bail of Regent’s Shahed

The Supreme Court chamber judge yesterday stayed, till October 24, a High Court verdict that granted bail to Regent Hospital Chairman Mohammad Shahed in a corruption case filed on charge of embezzling Tk 2 crore from Padma Bank (formerly Farmers Bank).

Justice M Enayetur Rahim, chamber judge of the SC's Appellate Division, passed the order following a petition filed by Anti-Corruption Commission, seeking a stay on the HC verdict.

The apex court judge also asked ACC to file a leave to appeal petition with this court against the HC verdict by October 24.

Shahed's bail was stayed as there are specific allegations against him of committing corruption, ACC's lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan told The Daily Star.