The High Court has acquitted BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife, Dr Zubaida Rahman of the charges in a graft case.
The single bench of Justice Md Khasruzzaman delivered the verdict on Wednesday in the case.
The High Court on May 26 set today for pronouncing its verdict on the appeal filed by Dr Zubaida Rahman.
The High Court division bench of Justice Md Khasruzzaman set the date after the end of the hearing on the matter.
The court on May 14 granted bail to Dr Zubaida Rahman as she filed an appeal against her conviction and three-year jail sentence in the case.
It passed the order, allowing Dr Zubaida Rahman bail till the disposal of the appeal matter. The High Court gave the order after accepting Dr Zubaida Rahman's appeal petition for hearing.
The High Court also sought documents of the case from the lower court concerned and stayed Dr Zubaida’s fine.
The High Court on May 13 condoned Dr Zubaida Rahman for her 578 days of delay in filing the appeal against the lower court conviction and three-year jail sentence in the graft case.
The ACC filed the case with the city's Kafrul Police Station against three, including Tarique Rahman and Zubaida Rahman, for amassing illegal wealth and concealing information about the properties.
On August 2, 2023, Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Asaduzzaman sentenced Tarique Rahman to nine years and Zubaida Rahman to three years in prison in the case.
However, the Ministry of Home Affairs suspended Zubaida Rahman's sentence for one year on September 22, 2024.
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