The Supreme Court's chamber judge yesterday stayed a High Court order that granted bail to Monir Hossain, known as Golden Monir, in a money laundering case.

Justice Borhanuddin passed the order after a petition was filed by the state.

Deputy Attorney General Sheikh Saifuzzaman told The Daily Star that the judge stayed the bail considering the gravity of Monir's offences mentioned in the case.

On May 11 last year, CID Inspector Mohammad Ibrahim filed the money laundering case with Badda Police Station against 10 people, including Monir.

According to the prosecution, Monir owns around 30 plots, over a dozen buildings and two car showrooms, all bought with illegally earned money. Inspector Ibrahim added that Monir deposited over Tk 791 crore in 129 bank accounts during his involvement with gold smuggling.

Only Tk 6.18 crore is currently available in those accounts.