The High Court again has ordered reserve seat lawmaker Selina Islam, wife of abetting Bangladeshi MP (Lakshmipur-2) Mohammad Shahid Islam Papul, and their daughter Wafa Islam to surrender before the court within December 28.
A virtual High Court bench comprising of Justice Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Ahmed Sohail passed the order on Tuesday.
Advocate Khurshid Alam represented the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) while Deputy Attorney General A K M Amin Uddin represented the state during the virtual session.
Earlier, the High Court ordered reserve seat lawmaker Selina Islam and her daughter Wafa Islam to surrender within 10 days on December 10.
Independent MP Shahid Islam Papul's wife Selina Islam, daughter Wafa Islam and sister-in-law Jesmin Prodhan filed two petitions before the High Court seeking anticipatory bail in a graft case filed over laundering 148.41 crore taka on 26 November.
Earlier on November 11, investigating officer of ACC Salahuddin Ahmed filed the case on a charge of amassing illegal wealth worth 2.31 crore taka and laundering 148 crore taka.
On June 6, Kuwait's Criminal Investigation Department arrested Shahid on charges of human trafficking, visa trading, and money laundering.
Shahid Islam Papul is now in the custody of Kuwait authority on charges of human trafficking and money laundering.
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