Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- Former IFIC Bank director Lutfar Rahman Badal has been acquitted in a corruption case filed almost a decade ago.

Judge Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka's Fifth Special Judge's Court announced the verdict on Tuesday.

Badal's legal counsel Md Borhan Uddin told bdnews24.com that in the case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) with the Ramna Police Station in 2017, all the movable and immovable assets under the names of Badal and his wife Soma Alam Rahman were seized. He was granted permanent bail in the case on Aug 30, 2024. A year on, he has been cleared of any wrongdoing by a court verdict.

Borhan Uddin said that in 2017, the ACC issued a notice to Lutfar Rahman Badal to submit an asset statement. Since he was abro...