The High Court (HC) on Monday cleared the way to resume the trial of BNP’s Rangpur division organizing secretary Asadul Habib Dulu in a corruption case filed 12 years ago for amassing wealth beyond known sources of income.
The HC bench of Justices Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Khijir Hayat cancelled its previous ruling that stayed the trial proceeding against the BNP leader.
It also asked the judicial court to dispose of the case within one year.
During the hearing, Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin Manik stood for the state, while Md Khurshid Alam Khan and Abdur Razzak Khan represented the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and the accused, respectively.
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On January 21, 2009, the ACC filed a case against Dulu with Lalmonirhat Sadar Police Station, accusing him of amassing wealth illegally. The anti-graft watchdog also submitted a charge sheet the same year.
Dulu lodged a petition with the HC which then issued a rule staying the trial of the case on August 25, 2010.