A Dhaka court has fixed December 5 for submitting probe report in a case lodged against former Chief Justice (CJ) Surendra Kumar Sinha for allegedly demanding bribe.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Satyabrata Shikdar set the new date as investigation officer in the case and director of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Syed Iqbal Hossain, failed to submit the report on Tuesday, reports BSS.
Bangladesh National Alliance (BNA) Chairman Barrister Nazmul Huda filed the case with Shahbagh Police Station against the former chief justice on September 27, 2018.
The plaintiff alleged that the then Chief Justice Sinha, being instigated, changed the verdict of a case against him in spite of the fact that the case was earlier disposed of at the High Court.
Chief Justice Sinha also allegedly demanded Taka two crore bribe from Huda to dispose of the case.
