Former DGHS chief Azad gets permanent bail in Regent Hospital scam case
The former top health official stands accused of embezzling govt funds in case by ACC
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Publish : 23 Jan 2022, 05:32 PMUpdate : 23 Jan 2022, 05:34 PM
A Dhaka court on Sunday granted permanent bail to former director general of Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS) Prof Dr Abul Kalam Azad in a case filed over the much-talked about Regent Hospital scam.
Judge KM Emrul Kayesh of Senior Special Judge's Court passed the order after the accused surrendered before the court and sought permanent bail in the case.
The court has scheduled a hearing for February 26 to decide whether to accept the charge sheet against Dr Azad and others accused in the case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
On October 7 1021, Dr Azad was granted ad-interim bail by the same court after he surrendered to seek bail in the case.
Among the six other accused Regent Group chairman Shahed Karim was named in the charge sheet in the case filed over embezzling government funds in the name of Covid-19 sample collection and treatment without having any licence.
The rest of the accused former DGHS director (Hospitals and Clinics) Dr Aminul Hasan, Deputy Director (Hospital-1) Dr Md Younus Ali, Assistant Director (Hospital-1) Dr Md Shafiur Rahman, and Research Officer Dr Md Didarul Islam were present in the courtroom.
Among them, only Shahed is behind bars, while the others are out on bail.
On September 30, ACC submitted a charge sheet against six people, including Dr Azad in the case showing the former health-DG as a fugitive in the case.
The ACC filed the case against Regent Group chairman Md Shahed and four others on September 22, 2020.
According to the case statement, the accused converted Regent Hospital, which had shut down, into a dedicated Covid-19 hospital without renewing its licence as they wanted to be benefited by illegal means.
They embezzled over Tk1.37 crore by testing samples of Covid-19 patients in a government-run lab National Institutes of Preventive and Social Medicine (Nipsom), the statement added.
The accused also attempted to illegally collect Tk1.96 crore monthly as food allowance for doctors, nurses, and other officials of the hospital.
On July 15, 2020, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained Shahed from the border area in Satkhira on various fraud charges.
Former DGHS chief Azad gets permanent bail in Regent Hospital scam case
The former top health official stands accused of embezzling govt funds in case by ACC
A Dhaka court on Sunday granted permanent bail to former director general of Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS) Prof Dr Abul Kalam Azad in a case filed over the much-talked about Regent Hospital scam.
Judge KM Emrul Kayesh of Senior Special Judge's Court passed the order after the accused surrendered before the court and sought permanent bail in the case.
The court has scheduled a hearing for February 26 to decide whether to accept the charge sheet against Dr Azad and others accused in the case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
On October 7 1021, Dr Azad was granted ad-interim bail by the same court after he surrendered to seek bail in the case.
Among the six other accused Regent Group chairman Shahed Karim was named in the charge sheet in the case filed over embezzling government funds in the name of Covid-19 sample collection and treatment without having any licence.
The rest of the accused former DGHS director (Hospitals and Clinics) Dr Aminul Hasan, Deputy Director (Hospital-1) Dr Md Younus Ali, Assistant Director (Hospital-1) Dr Md Shafiur Rahman, and Research Officer Dr Md Didarul Islam were present in the courtroom.
Among them, only Shahed is behind bars, while the others are out on bail.
On September 30, ACC submitted a charge sheet against six people, including Dr Azad in the case showing the former health-DG as a fugitive in the case.
The ACC filed the case against Regent Group chairman Md Shahed and four others on September 22, 2020.
According to the case statement, the accused converted Regent Hospital, which had shut down, into a dedicated Covid-19 hospital without renewing its licence as they wanted to be benefited by illegal means.
They embezzled over Tk1.37 crore by testing samples of Covid-19 patients in a government-run lab National Institutes of Preventive and Social Medicine (Nipsom), the statement added.
The accused also attempted to illegally collect Tk1.96 crore monthly as food allowance for doctors, nurses, and other officials of the hospital.
On July 15, 2020, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained Shahed from the border area in Satkhira on various fraud charges.
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