The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal to suspend proceedings of a graft case against BNP leader and former minister Mirza Abbas.
A bench of five justices led by Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique passed the order.
With the order, the court has cleared the way for trial proceedings against Mirza Abbas, said Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan.
Advocate Abdur Rezak Khan and Sagir Hossain Leon represented the petitioner's side during the hearing.
On August 16, 2007, ACC Assistant Director Md Shafiul Alam filed the case with Ramna police station for acquiring Tk5.97 crore in excess of his known income and hiding information of Tk33.48 lakh.
Earlier on November 11, 2018, the High Court rejected an appeal to suspend the trial proceeding against Mirza Abbas in this case.
The case is currently under trial at Dhaka Special Judge Court-6.
