HC grants bail to Hazari

The High Court (HC) yesterday granted ad interim bail to former Awami League (AL) lawmaker Joynal Hazari in a graft case in which he was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment in absentia.
The HC bench of Justice Md Abdul Wahhab Miah and Justice Md Abdur Razzaque granted the bail after holding hearing on an appeal filed by Hazari against his conviction.
The order will continue till disposal of the appeal.
Advocate Sayed Ahmed Raza, a lawyer for Hazari, yesterday told The Daily Star that his client would not get released from jail following yesterday's HC order of bail, since he has been shown arrested in another case.
On November 27 last year, Hazari was convicted and sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment and fined Tk five lakh in his absence in a case filed against him for amassing wealth of Tk 1.13 crore through illegal means.
He was sent to jail after he surrendered before the Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court of Feni on April 15 this year.
Advocate Abdul Baset Majumder appeared for Hazari.