A Dhaka court on Tuesday deferred the charge framing hearing till December 11 on against former Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat in a graft case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in 2019.
Judge Md Ashifuzzaman of the Dhaka Special Judge's Court-6 set the fresh date as Samrat's lawyer Ehsanul Haque Samaji sought more time as he could not prepare for the hearing of the charges due to not having the necessary documents in hand.
After hearing the court allowed time and announced the new date.
The expelled president of Dhaka Metropolitan South Jubo League, Samrat, was present in the court during the hearing, sources related to the court confirmed.
Earlier, the court on May 24 sent Samrat to jail when he surrendered before the court and filed for a bail petition.
On May 18, High Court cancelled the bail granted to Samrat in the graft case. The court also asked Samrat to surrender before a lower court within seven days.
On May 11, the Dhaka court granted bail to Samrat in the graft case, paving the way for his release from judicial custody.
The court passed the order with conditions — Samrat cannot leave the country without the permission of the court, has to submit his passport, and also his health reports on the designated date.
Earlier, the same court turned down his bail plea in the corruption case filed by the ACC twice, on April 28 and April 13.
Samrat secured bail in a drugs case on April 11 and in an arms case and a money laundering case on April 10.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on November 12, 2019, filed the case against Samrat for amassing illegal wealth of Taka2.94 crore.
The anti-graft body filed a charge-sheet on November 26, 2020, and on March 22, 2022, the court took the charge-sheet into cognizance.