The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

The High Court yesterday granted a month of interim bail to former Awami League lawmaker AHM Mostafa Kamal, known as Lotus Kamal, in connection with a graft case.

Responding to a petition, a two-member division panel of Justice Sharif Uddin Chaklader and Justice M Emdadul Haque Azad also stayed the trial proceedings of the case for a month.

The bench, meanwhile, issued a rule upon the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to explain why the case should not be quashed.

The trail against Lotus Kamal has already begun at a special anti-graft court set up on the parliament building premises.

On March 22 last year, ACC's deputy director Shirin Parveen filed the case with Gulshan police station against Kamal, his wife and two daughters on charges of amassing wealth worth over Tk 36 crore illegally by abusing power and concealing information about his wealth worth Tk 2.93 crore.

Barrister Rafique-ul Huq appeared for Kamal.