Indictment hearing in graft case against Samrat Aug 28

A Dhaka court on Thursday set August 28 for holding a hearing on charge framing in a graft case against former Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat.

Today was fixed for holding a hearing on the matter, but Judge Manjurul Alam of Dhaka Special Judge Court 6 deferred the date, allowing a time plea of the accused. The court also extended the bail term of Samrat till the next date of hearing.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on November 12, 2019, filed the case against Samrat for amassing illegal wealth of Tk 2.94 crore. The anti-graft body filed a charge sheet on November 26, 2020, and on March 22, 2022, the court took the charge sheet into cognizance.

Earlier on October 7, 2019, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-1 filed two cases under arms and narcotics acts against Samrat with Ramna Police Station, making former Dhaka South unit Jubo League vice-president Enamul Haque Arman co-accused in the narcotics case.

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

Source: BSS