SC stays HC order asking four accused to surrender in six weeks

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has stayed for eight weeks a High Court order that asked four accused in 20 cases filed in connection with the Basic Bank scam to surrender in the lower court concerned within six weeks.
Justice M Enayetur Rahim, Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division, passed the order after hearing a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against the High Court order.
The four accused are -- Sadia Akhter Shahin and ASM Anisur Rahman, AGMs of the Head Office, Md Jalal Uddin, an AGM of Motijheel Local Office, and Rumana Ahad, an AGM of Gulshan Branch of the Basic Bank.
Lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan appeared in the court hearing on behalf of the ACC, while lawyer AM Masum appeared for the accused. Lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan said now there is no bar to arresting the accused in the cases.
Earlier on August 3, the High Court asked four accused to surrender in the lower court concerned within six weeks. The High Court also asked the lower court to consider their bail on their surrender.
The High Court bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Khizir Hayat passed the direction after disposing of 20 petitions filed seeking anticipatory bail in the cases.

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