Destiny boss Rafiqul Amin denied bail

The High Court yesterday denied bail to two Destiny Group high officials, including its Managing Director Rafiqul Amin, in two cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission.

The two--Rafiqul and Destiny Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd Chairman Mohammad Hossain--are now in jail in the cases on charge of misappropriating around Tk 4,200 crore through Destiny Tree Plantation project and the cooperative society.

The bench of Justice Md Moinul Islam Chowdhury and Justice JBM Hassan, however, directed the jail authorities to provide proper treatment to Rafiqul, as his lawyer Ajmalul Hossain informed it that he is seriously ill.   

The court rejected their bail petitions considering the gravity of offences allegedly committed by the Destiny officials, ACC lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan told The Daily Star. 

On August 10, 2014, the HC issued two rules upon the ACC and the government to explain why Rafiqul and Hossain should not be granted bail in the cases.

The ACC on May 4 last year pressed charges against Rafiqul, Destiny 2000 President Lt Gen (retd) Harun-Ar-Rashid and 49 others in the cases filed in July 2012.