The High Court on Wednesday granted bail to BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman's wife, Dr Zubaida Rahman, as she filed an appeal against her three-year jail sentence delivered by a lower court.
A High Court bench of Justice Md Khasruzzaman passed the order, allowing Zubaida bail till the disposal of the appeal.
The court gave the order after accepting Zubaida's appeal for a hearing.
The High Court also sought documents of the case from the lower court concerned and stayed Zubaida’s fine.
Senior Advocate SM Shahjahan, Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon and Barrister Kayser Kamal argued for Zubaida Rahman, while Senior Advocate Asif Hassan stood for the Anti-Corruption Commission.
The High Court on Tuesday condoned Dr Zubaida Rahman for her 578 days of delay in filing the appeal against the lower court conviction and three-year jail sentence in the graft case.
The Anti-Corruption Commission filed the case at Kafrul police station against three, including Tarique Rahman and Zubaida Rahman, for amassing illegal wealth and concealing information about their properties.
On August 2, 2023, Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Asaduzzaman sentenced Tarique Rahman to nine years and Zubaida Rahman to three years in prison.
However, the Ministry of Home Affairs suspended Zubaida's sentence for one year on September 22, 2024.
