The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today (August 29, 2022) ordered Brac Bank Ltd to give Tk 5 lakh to jute mill worker Jaha Alam in seven days, who had been wrongly imprisoned for three years in place of the real accused in several corruption cases.

The Anti-Corruption Commission produces before the High Court the names and other relevant particulars of its 11 officials who were investigating 26 corruption cases in which jute mill worker Jaha Alam was wrongly implicated and suffered in jail for three years.

Even as Jaha Alam languished in jail for a crime he did not commit, eight of the 11 Anti-Corruption Commission officials whose faulty investigations led to his wrongful imprisonment were promoted and given more serious responsibilities.

The High Court has wanted to know names and particulars of 11 officials of the Anti-Corruption Commission who were investigating 26 corruption cases in which jute mill worker Jaha Alam was wrongly implicated and suffered in jail for three years.

The High Court yesterday wanted to know about the actions taken against the officials of Anti-Corruption Commission and banks responsible for wrongly implicating jute mill worker Jaha Alam in corruption cases.

High Court wants to know what steps have been taken against officials of the Anti-Corruption Commission and the banks responsible for wrongly implicating Jaha Alam in corruption cases following the commission’s internal probe report.

Investigation officials of the Anti-Corruption Commission are responsible for wrongly implicating jute mill worker Jaha Alam in graft cases, which resulted in him languishing in jail for three years, says an ACC probe report.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) submits its probe report to the High Court stating that Jaha Alam was identified as Abu Salek by their investigation officers mistakenly.

Sabuj Biswas, a resident of Jashore Sadar upazila, has been serving jail for the last three months instead of the real accused in connection with a murder case, family claims.

The High Court issues a rule asking the government to explain why it should not be directed to release Md Arman, a technician at a Benarasi Palli in Dhaka’s Mirpur area, who has allegedly been suffering in jail for more than three years in a drug case in place of the real accused.

The Supreme Court stays till May 13 the High Court proceedings on the rule regrading compensation to Jaha Alam who was wrongly in prison for three years because of an identity mess-up.

The High Court asks Jaha Alam to appear before it on next Wednesday for his statement of suffering in jail and to know how he is doing now.

Any movie or drama on the biopic of Jaha Alam, who was wrongly imprisoned for three years due to an identity mix-up, has been banned by the High Court.

The High Court yesterday said the Anti-Corruption Commission must take the responsibility for Jaha Alam not getting bail much earlier.

The High Court says that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) must take the responsibility for not securing bail for Jaha Alam, who wrongly suffered in jail for three years due to an identity mess-up.

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday submitted a report to the High Court, claiming that the commission was not responsible for Jaha Alam being in jail for three years due to an identity mess-up.

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) tells the High Court it is not responsible for Jaha Alam, who languished three years in jail for a mix-up.

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Kazi Reazul Hoque thanks the media for creating scope for Jaha Alam’s release from jail.

The Anti-Corruption Commission now blames businessman Abu Salek, accused of misappropriating about Tk 18.5 crore from Sonali Bank, for making jute mill worker Jaha Alam a scapegoat.

Jaha Alam, who had languished in jail for three long years due to being wrongly identified, has demanded compensation for the years lost and sought help from the prime minister in this regard.