The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Dhaka

The High Court on Monday's asked the authorities concerned to submit the medical board report on BNP senior joint secretary general Tarique Rahman, now detained in jail, by next Thursday.

A two-member bench comprising Justice Sharif Uddin Chaklader and Justice Emdadul Haque Azad issued the order on a petition seeking quashment of the charge of taking bribes from Basundhara Group.

Tarique and former state minister Lutfuzzman Babar were accused of taking bribes amounting to Taka 21 crore from Basundhara Group for clearing its chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan alias Shah Alam, his two sons and director Abu Sufian from the charges of killing Sabbir, a director of the Information Technology (IT) department of the group. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) submitted the charge sheet on May 6 against eight persons including Tarique and Babar.