Samrat’s bail extended again, charge hearing on Nov 8

Court Correspondent :
The Special Judge’s Court-6 of Dhaka yesterday extended bail of expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat till November 8 in a case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on the charge of acquiring wealth beyond his known income.
Judge Al Asad Md Asifuzzaman of the court passed the order on Thursday.
The court also fixed November 8 as the new date for the next hearing on framing charges, said Samrat’s lawyer Afroza Shahanaz Parvin Hira.
The expelled Jubo League leader was present in the court while his lawyer pleaded for his permanent bail, and permission to go abroad for better treatment.
The court, however, didn’t pass any order about giving him back his passport and permission to go abroad for better treatment.
On August 22, the same court granted ad-interim bail to Samrat considering his health condition.
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Samrat along his associate and also former Jubo League leader Enamul Haque alias Arman from a village in Cumilla’s Chauddagram upazila on October 6, 2019.
On November 12 of the same year, ACC Deputy Director Md Jahangir Alam filed the case against him for amassing wealth worth about Taka three crore beyond his known source of income.
The anti-corruption watchdog submitted the charge sheet against him on November 26, 2020, accusing him for amassing wealth worth of over Taka 222.88 crore beyond his known income sources.