Samrat's bail in graft case extended till October 2
Tuesday, 29 August 2023
A Dhaka court on Monday extended the bail of former Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) till October 2, reports BSS.
Judge Monjurul Alam of the Dhaka Special Judge Court-6 passed the order following a short hearing.
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Samrat along with his associate and also former Jubo League leader Enamul Haque Arman from a village in Cumilla's Chauddagram upazila on October 6, 2019.
On November 12 in the same year, ACC deputy director Md Jahangir Alam filed a case against him for amassing wealth worth around Taka 30 million beyond his known income sources.
The anti-corruption watchdog submitted a charge sheet against him on November 26, 2020, accusing him for rallying wealth beyond his known income sources.