A virtual High Court division bench comprising Justice Mohammad Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Ahmed Sohel passed the order. Senior lawyer Abdul Baset Majumder submitted the plea of Papul’s wife and daughter. So, they appealed to the High Court to amend the order, and after hearing the appeal, the High Court today ordered them to surrender by December 28. On November 26, Papul’s wife MP Selina Islam, sister-in-law Jasmine Pradhan and daughter Wafa Islam applied for bail in the High Court. On November 11, the ACC filed a case against MP Papul and his wife, sister-in-law, and daughter for allegedly acquiring illegal assets worth more than Tk231 crore.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 22, 2020 11:26 UTC