The High Court has rejected two bail petitions filed by former Awami League leaders Enamul Haque Enu and his brother Rupon Bhuiyan in two graft cases filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
The High Court bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Ahmed Sohel passed the order on Wednesday after hearing a rule.
Attorney General AM Amin Uddin and deputy attorney general AKM Amin Uddin Manik represented the state while Advocate Syed Mamun Mahbub stood for the two brothers. On the other hand, Advocate Khurshid Alam stood for the ACC.
Manik said they did not get bail as the High Court scrapped a rule over their bail.
On September 15, the High Court issued a rule asking the government to explain why the former Awami League leaders should not be granted bail in the case.
On June 15, Senior Special Judge AKM Imrul Kayesh rejected the bail petition of the two brothers in the case. Later, they moved the High Court.
On February 25, members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive recovered 26.55 crore taka in cash, FDRs worth 5.15 crore taka and different foreign currencies from a house belonging to Enamul and his brother Rupon in the city’s Wari.
Earlier on January 13, they were arrested from a house in Subadda area of Keraniganj on the outskirts of the capital along with 12 mobile phone sets and 40 lakh taka in cash.
Later, they were put on a four-day remand each in two money-laundering cases.
They remained absconding since law enforcers raided their house at Gendaria in September last year and seized 8,072 grams of gold and 5.5 crore taka in cash as part of the anti-casino drive, also known as the AL’s ‘cleansing’ campaign.
According to police, Enamul Haque has been the director of Dhaka Wanderers Club and vice-president of the Awami League's Gandaria unit, while his brother was the joint general secretary for the same area.
Both were involved in the casino business at Wanderer’s Club, according to Rab.
On September 18 last year, a Rab-3 team conducted a drive at a casino inside Dhaka Wanderer’s Club where illegal drugs, fake currency, huge money and gambling materials were seized.
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