Samrat’s bail extended

A Dhaka court extended the bail to the expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat in a case filed for acquiring assets illegally until October 20.

A Dhaka court extended the bail to the expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat in a case filed for acquiring assets illegally until October 20.
The court also fixed the date for framing charges against him on the day.
Monday was fixed for the indictment hearing in the case at the Dhaka Special Judge Court-6 Judge Al Asad Md. Asifuzzaman’s court. But Samrat’s lawyers filed an application seeking the deferment of the hearing in framing charges as his main lawyer is now staying abroad.
The court then fixed October 20 for the indictment hearing in the case.
On this day, Samrat’s lawyer Shahnaz Parveen Hira filed an appeal for his permanent bail but lawyer of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Mosharraf Hossain Kajol opposed the bail.
After hearing from both sides, the court rejected the permanent bail to Samrat and extended his bail until October 20.
On November 12, 2019, ACC Deputy Director Md. Jahangir Alam filed a case against the Samrat on the charge of acquiring illegal assets worth Tk 2,94,80,087. ACC investigated the case and filed a chargesheet against Samrat on November 26, 2020. On March 22, the court accepted the chargesheet in the ACC case in the presence of Samrat. At the same time, the case was ordered to be transferred to Dhaka Special Judge Court-6.
It is learned from the case that Samrat acquired Tk 2,94,80,087 through various illegal business and illegal activities. It is alleged that he used to control 17 clubs in Motijheel and Fakirapool areas and got a huge commission. He even managed the casino business in the clubs.
He bought several flats, plots and built houses in different places including Gulshan, Dhanmondi, Uttara in Dhaka with illegally earned money. Besides, he has assets of Tk 1,000 crores in Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai and the United States.
RAB arrested Samrat from Chauddagram in Cumilla on October 7, 2019, on the charge of involvement in the casino business. During this time, a large amount of foreign liquor, pistols and skins of rare species of wild animals were recovered. A mobile court sentenced him to six months in prison for possessing the skins of wild animals.