Jannati Hossain yet to be released

Young entrepreneur Jannati Hossain is yet to be released although the High Court granted her bail on March 12 in a case filed over the death of her business partner Mostamsir Ashraf.

Senior Jail Superintendent Farman Ali of Dhaka Central Jail told The Daily Star yesterday that they have not received any bail bond while the government informed them of a petition it filed with the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the bail verdict.

The petition will likely be moved before the SC chamber judge today, said Attorney General Mahbubey Alam, adding that his office was doing so on government instructions.

Circumstances centring the bail bond could not be ascertained as the HC verdict's full text is yet to be released.

Jannati crashed Mostamsir's car into a parked police van near the capital's Mohakhali flyover on July 11, 2014. Mostamsir, sitting beside her, died on way to a nearby hospital, police said. Tejgaon police sued her for reckless driving.

Ten days later, Mostamsir's family lodged a case against Jannati, her brothers Jubair and Junaid, father Delwar Hossain and husband Raymen Siddique, alleging it was a planned murder to take over his business.

Mostamsir is the son of Khan Mohammad Abdul Mannan, a former district court judge now serving as the inspector general of registration (land). Of the 15 people named as prosecution witnesses, four are high-profile government officials.

Jannati and Mostamsir launched Echo Sparks, a music cafe and gaming zone in Uttara, in December 2013. Her family says she has other businesses in partnership with Raymen.