The High Court has issued a rule asking authorities concerned to explain within 10 days why the bail granted by a lower court to bdnews24.com Editor-in-Chief Toufique Imrose Khalidi over accumulating wealth illegally should not be cancelled.
The High Court bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Ahmed Sohel issued the rule on Tuesday after a hearing on an appeal filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) with the High Court against the lower court order.
Lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan was present in favour of the ACC while Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin Manik stood for the state.
Earlier on 26 August, the High Court granted anticipatory bail to Toufique Imrose Khalidi for eight months in the case.
A bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman passed the order after hearing a bail petition.
Gulshan Anowar, Deputy Director of the ACC, filed the case on July 30.
According to the case statement, Khalidi has 42 crore taka in different bank accounts which have no legal source. He accumulated the money illegally with fake documents.
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