Staff Reporter:
A Dhaka court on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant against BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas in a graft case filed against him in 2007.
Judge Monjurul Imam of Dhaka’s Special Judge Court-6 issued the arrest warrant against him after can-celing his bail in the case.
The prosecution’s arguments have been set for November 2, said ACC’s Public Prosecutor Mahmud Hossain Jahangir.
On August 16, 2007, the ACC filed the case with Ramna Police Station against Mirza Abbas and his wife Afroza Abbas for amassing wealth worth over Tk 5.67 crore beyond known sources of income and concealing wealth statement of Tk 23 lakh to the commission.
The court framed charges against Mirza Abbas, also a former BNP minister, and his wife on June 16, 2008.
The ACC on May 14, 2008 pressed charges against Mirza Abbas and his wife Afroza Abbas in the case.
