The High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of Hallmark Group chairperson Jasmine Islam in a corruption case filed over embezzlement of nearly Tk 86 crore from a Janata Bank.
The bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Khizir Hayat rejected the bail plea of Jasmine.
Advocate Mansurul Haque Chowdhury appeared for the businesswoman, while advocate Khurshid Alam Khan represented the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), reports UNB.
Earlier on March 10, 2019, the High Court granted bail to Jasmine Islam in the case of embezzlement of Tk 85.87 crore from Janata Bank via a fake letter of credit.
Later, the ACC filed a petition challenging the bail order.
After hearing the appeal, the Appellate Division cancelled her bail and asked her to surrender within four weeks, on June 16, the same year.
Jasmine Islam, the wife of the Hallmark Group Managing Director Tanvir Mahmud, subsequently surrendered before the lower court and applied for bail in the High Court.
The High Court then issued a rule over her bail plea.
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