Latif Siddiqui’s bail stayed

The top court on Monday stayed a six-month interim bail granted by the High Court to former minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui in a corruption case, reports UNB.

A four-member Appellate Division bench led by chief justice Syed Mahmud Hossain stayed the bail till 17 November on an appeal by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

The bench has asked the commission to file a leave-to-appeal by 17 November, ACC lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan said.

Siddiqui was granted the interim bail by the High Court on 4 November.

Another High Court bench had turned down his bail petition on 1 Oct. The former minister sought bail from the court on 26 Sep.

A corruption case was filed at Adamdighi police station against Siddiqui and one Jahanara Rashid on 17 October, 2017. They were accused of incurring a loss of Tk 4.7 million to the state.

According to case statement, Siddiqui sold 2.38 acres of land of Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation at Dariapur village in Adamdighi upazila to Jahanara without floating tender.

On 18 February last, ACC assistant director Md Aminul Islam submitted the charge sheet against him in the corruption case.

On 20 June, a Bogura court sent Latif Siddiqui to jail rejecting his bail plea in the case.