DHAKA, Dec 17, 2019 (BSS) – The Supreme Court has rejected the bail
petitions of Destiny Group Managing Director Rafiqul Amin and Destiny-2000
Ltd Chairman Mohammad Hossain in a graft case.
The top court also ordered the trial court to quickly dispose of the
money laundering case against them.
The Appellate Division bench headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain
passed the order today.
Khurshid Alam Khan stood for the Anti-Corruption Commission while
Barrister Azmalul Hossain appeared on behalf of the two top destiny
executives.
According to Khurshid Alam Khan, the apex court in 2016 gave the two
Destiny executives bail on condition that they would pay Taka 2,800 crore to
the government by selling matured trees planted under the company’s tree
plantation project.
Later, the two top Destiny officials filed a petition in 2017 seeking
correction of the condition which was rejected by the court on November 30 in
2017.
The ACC filed two cases with Kalabagan Police Station against Destiny
Group on Jul 31, 2012 and submitted charges on May 5, 2014 under the Money
Laundering Act 2012 for allegedly misappropriating over Taka 3,285.25 crore
from the Destiny Tree Plantation Limited (DTPL) and from the Destiny
Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited (DMCSL).