Tarique's personal secy denied bail

A Dhaka court yesterday rejected a bail petition of Mia Nur Uddin Apu, personal secretary to Tarique Rahman, in a bribery case filed against him.
The court also ordered to send Apu to jail.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) filed the case on October 4, 2007 accusing several people, including Apu, of being involved in giving and taking a Tk 21 crore bribe to cover up the murder of Bashundhara Group director Humayun Kabir Sabbir by Shafiat Sobhan Sanvir, son of Bashundhara Group Chairman Shah Alam.        
Judge Bashudev Roy of Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka passed the order yesterday after Apu's lawyer moved a bail petition in his presence.
The judge passed the order saying Apu's bail petition was rejected as he was on the run for over seven years. Apu had surrendered before a Dhaka court on June 18 this year and sought bail in the case. However, the court rejected the plea and sent him to jail.  On May 6 in 2008, the Anti-Corruption Commission pressed charges against seven people including Sanvir, his father Shah Alam, Khaleda Zia's elder son Tarique Rahman, former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar and Apu over the bribery.