Samrat Gets Bail in Another Case

A Dhaka court granted bail to Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat, an ex-Jubo League leader, in a case filed against him under the Narcotics Control Act.

After today's hearing, Judge Tehseen Iftekhar of Dhaka Seventh Additional Metropolitan Sessions Court granted him bail on a bond of Taka 10,000.

However, Samrat's Lawyer Ehsanul Haque Samaji told BSS that, "Among four cases filed against him, he has been granted bail in three cases... Samrat would not be released right now as he is accused in another case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and yet to get bail."

Earlier on Sunday, Samrat was granted bail in arms case by Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Faisal Atiq bin Quader and in money laundering case by Dhaka Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Tofazzal Hossain.

On November 12, 2019, ACC filed the case against him after investigations alleging that the former leader of the ruling Awami League's youth body acquired assets worth about Taka 2.95 crore beyond his known income sources.

Deputy Director of the ACC and Investigating Officer Jahangir Alam presented the charge-sheet before the Metropolitan Session's Court on November 26, 2020.

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Samrat in a predawn raid from a village in Cumilla's Chauddagram Upazila on October 6, 2019.

 In a subsequent action, police raided his Kakrail office in the capital and recovered huge quantities of foreign liquor, guns and rare species of wildlife skins.

Immediately after his arrest, a mobile court sentenced Samrat to six months of jail term for possessing wildlife hides.

A case was filed against him under the Arms and Drugs Act for possession of arms and drugs.

Later, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) filed a case against him under the Money Laundering Act and the ACC filed a case alleging illegal acquisition of assets.