The prosecution on Wednesday sought cancellation of Tazreen Fashions Chairman Mahmuda Akter Mita’s bail to Dhaka’s Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court.
On Wednesday, Khandaker Abdul Mannan, Public Prosecutor of Dhaka’s District and Sessions Judge’s submitted the petition. Although, the petition was accepted, the date of hearing on the petition could not be known immediately.Earlier, on Feb 10, Mita obtained conditional bail from the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court of Dhaka. On the day, Dhaka’s Judicial Magistrate Ismail Hossain Palash granted her bail on a bond of
Tk 20,00 and the same order asked her to appear the court every Sunday. However, the same court rejected the bail petition of her husband Delwar Hossain, who is the Managing Director (MD) Tazreen Fashions and he was sent to the jail.
The Chief Judicial Magistrate Court also considered that Mita is a woman and she has a child.
Earlier, on Sunday at about 9.30 am, Managing Director Delwar Hossain and Chairman Mahmuda Akter Mita surrendered to the court with bail pleas.
On December 31, 2013 a Dhaka court issued warrants of arrest against six people of Tazreen Fashions including its Chairman and Managing Director in connection with the fire incident in the garment factory in 2012.
The charge sheet of the case include MD Delwar Hossain and Chairman of the company Mahmuda Akther, and four others.
On Dec 22 last year, police submitted the charge sheet against 13 officials of Tazreen Fashion Ltd including its Managing Director (MD) and Chairman.
Criminal Investigation Department (CID) investigator AKM Mohshinuzzaman Khan submitted the charge sheet with Dhaka’s Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court.
On November 24 in 2012, at least 112 people were killed and over 200 injured overnight in a devastating fire at Tazreen Fashion in Ashulia, on the outskirts of the capital.
After five-hour long frantic efforts, a total of 10 fire fighters units brought the fire under control at midnight. – Court Correspondent
