Money-Laundering Case

Tarique asked to surrender

The High Court yesterday ordered BNP Senior Vice-chairman Tarique Rahman to surrender before a trial court in a money laundering case involving Tk 20.41 crore. The court passed the order after a hearing on the acceptance of an appeal filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission. The ACC challenged the trial court verdict that acquitted Tarique of the charges of the case. The HC, however, asked the trial court to grant bail to Tarique, the eldest son of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, after he surrenders. The bench of Justice Md Nizamul Huq and Justice Md Jahangir Hossain also asked the lower court to send the case records to it [HC] as early as possible. ACC's...