The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

The High Court Thursday granted bail to convict Sigma Huda, wife of former Communications Minister Barrister Nazmul Huda, also jailed, in a graft case that earned her three years' imprisonment.

The High Court also granted bail to another convict, Barrister Mir Helaluddin, jailed for three years on July 4 for aiding and abetting his father, ex-Civil Aviation State Minister Mir Nasiruddin, in amassing 'ill-gotten' property.

A Division Bench comprising Justice M Mozammel Hossain and Justice Syed AB Mahmudul Huq granted the bail following separate petitions, amid a flurry of litigation activity in the higher court dealing with mostly cases of alleged corruption against high-profile suspects in the interim period.

This is for the first time the High Court granted bail to two convicts who were tried and punished by a special court under the Emergency Power Rules in the wake of an ongoing purge.

On August 27, a special court sentenced Sigma Huda to three years simple imprisonment while her husband Huda to 7 years rigorous imprisonment.