Jobaida Rahman's application rejected, the case will continue

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has upheld the judgment of the High Court dismissing the plea of Dr Jobaida Rahman, wife of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, dismissing a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) alleging acquisition of non-income assets.

A four-judge appellate bench headed by Chief Justice Hasan Fayez Siddiqui passed the order on Wednesday (April 13th).

As a result, there is no obstacle to continue the case against her, said ACC lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan.

Earlier, the Appellate Division had fixed Wednesday (April 13) for the order after the hearing on April 7.

Lawyer Mohammad Khurshid Alam Khan appeared for the ACC in the court. Jobaida Rahman was represented by senior lawyer AJ Mohammad Ali.

The ACC filed the case with the Kafrul Police Station on September 26, 2007, alleging that she owned Tk 4,81,53,561 outside the declared income and concealed assets.

Tarique Rahman's wife Dr Jobaida Rahman and mother-in-law Iqbal Mand Banu were accused in the case. Later in the year, the High Court issued a rule suspending the case on the basis of Jobaida Rahman's application. After hearing the rule, the High Court gave its verdict on April 12, 2017. The verdict rejected the rule issued to dismiss the case. At the same time, Jobaida Rahman was ordered to surrender to the court within eight weeks.