A Dhaka court has allowed bail to two High Court (HC) Division employees arrested for allegedly taking bribes in a judge's name.
The two accused are MLSS Md Abdur Rashid and MLSS Md Hafiz.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Tarikul Islam passed the order on Friday afternoon as police produced the duo before the court and pleaded to keep them behind bars till the end of the probe.
Their lawyers, however, argued for their bail. After hearing both sides, the court granted the two accused bail.
The two allegedly took Tk 9.20 lakh in bribes from an accused in a case, in front of the Registrar General’s office on Wednesday (July 10) afternoon. As the concerned judge learned the matter, he summoned the Supreme Court security team and handed the two accused to the concerned police station.
High Court bench officer Sujit Kumar Biswas later filed the case with Shahbagh Police Station.