A Dhaka court on Sunday cancelled the bail to Hall-Mark Group Chairman Jasmine Islam on condition of repaying Tk 2,600 crore swindled out money to Sonali Bank.
Judge of Dhaka Senior Special Judge Court M Zahurul Haque passed the order after hearing a petition of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
ACC said, in its petition, that Jesmine tried to influence the investigation procedure of the cases after getting bail and besides, she might flee abroad.
On February 7, Judge M Zahurul Haque granted ad-interim bail to Hall-Mark Group Chairman Jasmine Islam in 11 cases under the terms and conditions that she will repay Tk 2,600 crore swindled out money to Sonali Bank.
On February 13, The High Court summoned Zahurul Haque to appear before it to explain bail granted to the accused in the Hall-Mark loan scam cases.
On Oct 4 in 2012, the ACC filed the 11 cases against 27 people, including seven Hall-Mark officials, following the publication of the scandal in different media. Some 20 Sonali Bank officials were among the accused.
Sonali Bank’s Ruposhi Bangla Hotel branch lent Tk 3,606 crore to the Hall-Mark Group, T and Brothers, Paragon Group, Nakshi Knit, DN Sports and Khanjahan Ali violating banking rules. Of the amount, Hall-Mark alone swindled Tk 2,686 crore.
On October 17 last year, Jesmin was arrested from her relative’s house in Manikganj. She was released from jail recently after securing bail in all the cases.banglanews24.com
