Graft Case
Oli gets bail
A Dhaka court yesterday granted bail to Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Oli Ahmed in a graft case filed against him for non-submission of his wealth statement to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
Metropolitan Magistrate Shamima Parvin passed the order after Oli Ahmed appeared before the court and sought bail in the case.
Earlier on December 7 last year, Oli Ahmed obtained anticipatory bail for a period of six weeks after his surrendered to the High Court. But yesterday he surrendered to the lower court as his bail expired.
On November 28 last year, ACC Deputy Director Golam Mostafa filed the graft case against Oli Ahmed with Ramna Police Station.
In the case statement, Mostafa said they served a notice in 1998 asking Oli Ahmed to submit his wealth statement, but operation of the notice was stayed following an HC order and it was valid till 2007. Later, the HC vacated its stay order.
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