The High Court (HC) on Thursday turned down the bail petitions of Destiny Group managing director Rafiqul Amin in two money-laundering cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
The virtual bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Ahmed Shohel passed the order and directed the subordinate courts to dispose of the cases within six months.
Advocate Abdul Matin Khasru appeared for the accused, Md Khurshid Alam Khan for ACC and deputy attorney general AKM Amin Uddin Manik represented the state.
On July 31, 2012, the ACC filed the two money-laundering cases against Destiny-2000 chairman and group managing director and 20 others on charge of misappropriating investors’ money amounting to Tk 3,285 crore.
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