Graft: Mosharraf’s trial to continue

The High Court has cleared the way for the lower court to continue trial proceedings against BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain in a money laundering case.

The court passed the order rejecting a petition filed by Mosharraf challenging the lower court’s indictment order in the case.

The High Court bench of Justice Md Ruhul Quddus and Justice Mahmudul Haque passed the order today, ACC lawyer Khurshid Akam Khan told the Daily Star.

He also said there is no legal bar for the lower court concerned to continue running the trial proceeding of the case after the High Court order.

The Anti Corruption Commission filed the case with Ramna police station on February 6, 2014 accusing the former health minister of amassing over Tk. 9.53 crore between 2001 and 2006 and depositing that into a bank account in the UK.

A Dhaka court on October 28 last year framed the charges against him in the case.