ZCZC
BSS-36
HC-PLEA-BAIL-BAZLUR
Suspended DIG prisons Bazlur denied bail again in graft case
DHAKA, May 13, 2020 (BSS) – The High Court (HC) today denied bail again to
the suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of prisons Md Bazlur Rashid in a
graft case.
A High Court bench of Justice Jahangir Hossain passed the order after
holding virtual hearing on the plea.
Advocate Mesbahul Islam Asif moved Bazlur’s bail plea, while Advocate Md
Khurshid Alam Khan took part in the hearing for Anti-Corruption Commission
(ACC). Attorney General Mahbubey Alam stood for the state.
The High Court on January 29 scrapped a rule issued for allowing bail to Md
Bazlur Rashid, who is in jail in the graft case.
The DIG was shown arrested on October 20, 2019 from ACC headquarters in
capital’s Segunbagicha in connection with a case lodged for amassing illegal
wealth of Taka 3.08 crore.
BSS/DA-MHR/MRU/1902hrs