Bangladesh, July 13 -- A court has cancelled the bail of 11 customs officials and sent them to jail in an Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) case involving allegations of laundering 18.5 crore taka through fake exports and embezzling 3.71 crore taka in export incentives.
On Sunday, when the accused applied for permanent bail, Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md. Shahjahan Kabir rejected their application after hearing both sides and ordered them sent to jail. ACC Public Prosecutor Delwar Jahan Rumi confirmed the development, explaining that the accused had earlier surrendered to the trial court on April 16 after getting interim bail from the High Court, which the trial court had then granted. When the defense sought permanent bail on Sunday...