The High Court has ordered BNP Senior Vice-chairman Tarique Rahman to appear before a trial court by March 16 in a money laundering case.
The bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Amir Hossain will deliver further order regarding the matter on that day.
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan said the High Court had asked the trial court whether the summons sent to Tarique's address on February 28 had reached him.
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court informed the High Court that they initially did not understand the court order and then sent the summons to Tarique on February 29.
The High Court, to ensure justice, then set the date to observe whether Tarique complied with the order.
Earlier, the court ordered the BNP leader to surrender before the trial court following an appeal filed by the ACC challenging his acquittal in the case, but he did not comply.
On January 12 this year, the High Court asked the authorities concerned to publish advertisements in newspapers regarding the order to surrender.
Later, advertisements were published in two newspapers on January 20 and 21.
The trial court sent the summons to two addresses in London.
On November 17, 2013 the Dhaka Third Special Judge Court acquitted Tarique and sentenced his close friend Gias Uddin Al Mamun to seven years in prison in the case.
