UNB, Dhaka
The presiding judge of a High Court Division Bench Sunday took serious note of an eminent jurist’s remarks over granting bail to top politicians facing corruption cases under the current purge in the interim period.
“The remarks were made such a way it appears that we granted the bails in exchange for huge amounts of money,” Justice Sharif Uddin Chaklader said, adding, “Why he does not come before the court to make such observations.”
Without naming Dr Kamal Hossain, Justice Chaklader said he heard the remarks from television news and read those in newspapers that the High Court is giving bail to the corrupt and terrors. [Read more]