The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

Awami League general secretary M Abdul Jalil accused in an ill-gotten wealth case yesterday filed an interim anticipatory bail petition with the vacation bench of the High Court.

"The petition is likely to come up for hearing today," Jalil's counsel Barrister Rafique-ul Huq told reporters at his Supreme Court cubicle.

Jalil filed the bail petition, as his release on parole for overseas treatment also expires today.

The ailing Awami League leader and former minister returned home on August 31, after about six months of medical treatment in Singapore.

After his release on parole for a month, Jalil flew to Singapore on March 3 and underwent treatment in Mount Elizabeth Hospital. Later, his parole was extended several times.

On December 18 last year, the Anti-Corruption Commission filed the case with Ramna police station against Jalil. He was charge-sheeted for acquiring wealth worth Tk 35.08 lakh beyond his known sources of income and concealing information about assets worth Tk 36.04 lakh.

On May 28 last year, the army-led joint forces arrested Jalil.