Suspended Juba League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat was granted bail in Arms and Money Laundering cases on Sunday.
Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Tofazzel Hossain passed the bail order in money laundering case while Dhaka’s First Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge granted the bail in the arms case.
He will not get release as he is also accused in other cases.
Samrat’s lawyer Ehsanul Haque Samaji confirmed the matter to Jago News.
According to the case statement, Samrat in coordination with his associate Md Enamul Haque Arman siphoned off Taka195 crore to Singapore and Malaysia.
Samrat earned the money through operating various illegal activities in Motijheel, Fakirapool, Paltan and Kakrail in the city from an office owned by him, the CID’s case statement read.
According to the statement, Samrat had visited Singapore 35 times, Malaysia three times, Dubai two times and Hong Kong one time between December 27, 2011 to August 9, 2019 while his associate Arman visited Singapore 23 times from December 12, 2011 to May 18, 2019.
RAB on October 6, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Samrat and his associate Arman from Kunja Sreepur village of Alkora union under Chauddagram upazila of Cumilla district.