HC denies bail to former Teknaf upazila chairman in corruption case

The High Court today refused to grant bail to former chairman of Teknaf upazila, Zafar Ahmed, in a corruption case involving Tk 4.9 crore.

The HC also directed accused Zafar Ahmed to surrender to the lower court concerned in two weeks in connection with the case.

The bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Ahmed Sohel came up with the order after a virtual hearing on a petition filed by Zafar Ahmed recently, seeking anticipatory bail in the case.

The accused appeared before the HC bench for the bail petition.

The Anti-Corruption Commission filed the case with Double Mooring Police Station in Chattogram on April 1, 2019 against Zafar Ahmed on charge of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 4.90 crore, Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin Manik told The Daily Star.