Hall-Mark chairman refused bail, sent to jail

Hall-Mark Group Chairman Jasmine Islam has been sent to jail after a Dhaka court denied her bail in a case accusing her of embezzling Tk 858 million from Sonali Bank using a fake letter of credit, reports bdnews24.com.

Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge KM Imrul Kayes passed the order after Jasmine surrendered to the court and sought bail on Sunday.

Earlier, the Supreme Court scrapped the bail granted to her by the High Court and ordered Jasmine to surrender in trial court within four weeks.

The Anti-Corruption Commission prosecuted Jasmine and 15 others on November 1, 2016 with the Motijheel Police over the alleged misappropriation of the funds.