HC asks Jaha Alam to appear before it Apr 17

The High Court (HC) has asked Jaha Alam to appear before it on April 17 for his statement of sufferings in jail, report agencies.

Jaha Alam languished in jail in place of the real accused in corruption cases.

Justice FRM Nazmul Ahasan and Justice KM Kamrul Kader's bench issued the order on Wednesday and fixed the new date for hearing.

Jaha Alam was freed from jail on February 04 after the HC acquitted him in 26 cases in which charges had been pressed.

The jute mill worker had been behind bars since February 2016 in ACC cases for misappropriating Sonali Bank money.

The real accused, Abu Salek, is absconding.

Jaha Alam was released after the HC issued a suo moto order and asked ACC to submit case documents in the form of affidavits.