Basic Bank Scams: Finish probe of 21 cases in 75 days
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The High Court yesterday directed the Anti-Corruption Commission to submit within two and a half months the charge sheets in the 21 cases filed over BASIC Bank loan scam.
There are 21 corruption cases with the trial court against Iqbal Hossain Bhuiyan, managing partner of SD Survey Firm, and several others for their involvement in the BASIC Bank loan scam.
The court may decide whether to grant Iqbal bail in the cases if the ACC failed to submit the charge sheets in two and half months, the HC said in the verdict.
The High Court today directed the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to submit charge sheets to the trial courts in two and half months in connection with 21 corruption cases filed against Iqbal Hossain Bhuiyan, managing partner of SD Survey Firm, and several others for their involvement with the BASIC Bank loan scam. The trial court will consider granting bail to Iqbal Hossain
Basic Bank loan scam: HC rebukes ACC for delay in submitting charge sheet Star Digital Report Star Digital Report
The High Court today rebuked the Anti-Corruption Commission for its failure in submitting the charge sheet to the trial court in 20 corruption cases filed against Iqbal Hossain Bhuiyan, managing partner of SD Survey Firm, for his involvement with the Basic Bank loan scam. If the corruption watchdog fails to discharge its responsibility, how will corruption and irregularities be eradicated? Such a failure on the ACC s part is not acceptable at all. It must act promptly to finish investigations into the cases, said the HC bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Mohi Uddin Shamim.