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Samrat gets bail in drug case

A court has granted bail to suspended Juba League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat in a drug case.

Judge Tehsin Iftekhar of Dhaka Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court-7, passed the order on Monday.  

He will not get release as he is also accused in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). 

Earlier 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.

On December 9 of 2019, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Sub-Inspector Abdul Halim and also investigation officer of the case submitted the charge sheet to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court of Dhaka, showing 20 people as prosecution witnesses.

On October 6 of 2019, RAB arrested Samrat and his associate Arman from Kunja Sreepur village of Alkora union under Chauddagram upazila of Cumilla district.