HC grants bail to Khoka
Tuesday, 8 July 2008
The High Court Monday granted bail to Dhaka mayor Sadek Hossain Khoka and stayed the proceedings of a graft case against him, filed by the Anti-corruption Commission, reports bdnews24.com.
The bail order will remain effective until July 16.
Khoka appealed to the HC shortly after a trial court issued an arrest warrant against him.
Metropolitan senior special judge Md Azizul Haque had earlier issued the arrest order.
The court had approved the warrant after accepting a charge sheet submitted by the ACC against Khoka, his wife and children.
The bail order will remain effective until July 16.
Khoka appealed to the HC shortly after a trial court issued an arrest warrant against him.
Metropolitan senior special judge Md Azizul Haque had earlier issued the arrest order.
The court had approved the warrant after accepting a charge sheet submitted by the ACC against Khoka, his wife and children.