DHAKA, Aug 6, 2019 (BSS) – A court here today set September 23 for
submitting probe report in the case lodged against former Chief Justice (CJ)
Surendra Kumar Sinha for allegedly demanding bribe.
Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge KM Imrul Qayes set the new date as
investigation officer in the case and director of Anti-Corruption Commission
(ACC) Syed Iqbal Hossain failed to submit the report today.
Bangladesh National Alliance (BNA) chairman Barrister Nazmul Huda filed
the case against the former chief justice on September 27, 2018, with
capital’s Shahbagh Police Station.
The plaintiff alleged that the then Chief Justice Sinha, being
instigated, changed the verdict of a case against him in spite of the fact
that the case was earlier disposed of at the High Court.
Chief Justice Sinha also allegedly demanded Taka two crore bribe from
Huda to dispose of the case.