HC stays graft cases against mayors' wives
Wednesday, 9 July 2008
The High Court (HC) Tuesday stayed two separate graft cases filed against the wives of Rajshahi mayor Mizanur Rahman Minu and Barisal mayor Mujibur Rahman Sarwar, reports bdnews24.com.
A High Court bench of justice Sharif Uddin Chaklader and justice Imdadul Haque Azad stayed the cases for four months each following petitions by the accused to annul the cases.
The bench also issued a rule nisi on the Anti-corruption Commission and the government to explain within four weeks why the proceedings of the cases should not be declared illegal.
Both wives have been accused of abetting their husbands in amassing assets beyond known sources of income and concealing wealth-related information.
The High Court, on June 30, granted interim bail to Salma Rahman, wife of Mizanur Rahman Minu, for four months.
On June 9, the court granted three months' interim bail to Mujibur Rahman's wife Syeda Nasima Sarwar.
Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokan and advocate Mizanur Rahman represented both the accused in court Tuesday, saying the ACC did not give proper legal notice for submission of wealth statements.
A High Court bench of justice Sharif Uddin Chaklader and justice Imdadul Haque Azad stayed the cases for four months each following petitions by the accused to annul the cases.
The bench also issued a rule nisi on the Anti-corruption Commission and the government to explain within four weeks why the proceedings of the cases should not be declared illegal.
Both wives have been accused of abetting their husbands in amassing assets beyond known sources of income and concealing wealth-related information.
The High Court, on June 30, granted interim bail to Salma Rahman, wife of Mizanur Rahman Minu, for four months.
On June 9, the court granted three months' interim bail to Mujibur Rahman's wife Syeda Nasima Sarwar.
Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokan and advocate Mizanur Rahman represented both the accused in court Tuesday, saying the ACC did not give proper legal notice for submission of wealth statements.