Tk 2,000cr money laundering case: HC refuses to grant bail to Faridpur’s ex-AL leader

The High Court today refused to grant bail to former Faridpur town unit Awami League general secretary Sajjad Hossain alias Barkat and his brother in a case filed for laundering Tk 2,000 crore abroad.

The HC, however, issued a rule asking the government and Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to explain in two weeks why they should not be granted bail in the case.

The HC bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Ahmed Sohel came up with the rule after virtually hearing a petition filed by Barkat and his brother Imtiaz Hasan alias Rubel, former president of Faridpur Press Club, seeking bail in the case.

SM Miraj Al Mahmud, a CID inspector, lodged the case against the two brothers under the money laundering act with Kafrul Police Station on June 26 last year.

According to the case statement, the duo amassed huge amount of wealth after they won contracts from various government departments in the district including LGED, BRTA, and roads and highways, through manipulation since 2010.