Samrat secures bail in yet another case

Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat, the former Jubo League leader known for allegedly establishing a massive illegal gambling racket, seems close to securing his release from jail as he was granted bail in a third case against him on Monday, reports bdnews24.com.

With this, Samrat has secured bail in three out of four cases in two consecutive days. Getting bail in the fourth case will give him a path out of jail.

The 7th Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Tehsin Ifttekhar issued the bail order in the case filed under the Narcotics Control Act after hearing arguments from Samrat's counsel Ehsanul Haque Shomaji and from Additional Public Prosecutor Mahbubur Rahman Jamil, the state's lawyer.

The case was filed with the Ramna Police Station on Oct 7, 2019.

"The ACC (Anti-Corruption Commission) has a case against him (for amassing wealth illegally). If he is granted bail in that case too, we will be able to get him out of prison," said counsel Shomaji.

On Sunday, Samrat secured bail in a possession of arms case and a money laundering case from two separate Dhaka courts.

The First Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Faysal Atik Bin Kader granted Samrat bail in the possession of arms case while Tofazzal Hossain, additional chief metropolitan magistrate of Dhaka, granted him bail in the money laundering case.

These cases were also filed with the Ramna Police Station.

Samrat's lawyer Shomaji sought the scrapping of the remand plea.

The magistrate dismissed the remand plea and granted him bail for a bail bond of TK 10,000.