Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- A Dhaka court has ordered two days of jail-gate interrogation for Nassa Group Chairman and former EXIM Bank Chairman Nazrul Islam Mazumder in connection with two major corruption cases involving the alleged embezzlement of Tk857 crore and Tk615 crore.

The order was issued on Thursday (30 October) by Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Sabbir Faiz, following a hearing on petitions filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

ACC Public Prosecutor Khandaker Shamim Hossain told reporters that the investigating officers in both cases sought the court's permission to interrogate Nazrul while he remains in prison custody."We placed arguments supporting the petitions, while the defence counsel opposed them and sought ba...