The Appellate Division on Sunday suspended the bail order by the High Court to Regent Group chairman Mohammad Shahed in an arms case, where he was sentenced to life imprisonment. The Appellate Division Chamber Justice M Enayetur Rahim suspended the bail order following the state's petition. Also read:Regent hospital scam: Ex-DGHS DG, 5 others indicted The court fixed August 1 for the hearing of the petition filed by the state. Deputy Attorney General Biswajit Debnath and Deputy Attorney General Md Bashir Ullah represented the state in the court while senior lawyer SM Shahjahan appeared for Shahed. Earlier in the day, a Dhaka court framed charges against Shahed with five others, including former director general of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Abul Kalam Azad, in a case over Regent Hospital’s fake Covid test report scam. Regent Group Chairman Shahed was sentenced to life imprisonment in arms cases on September 28 in 2020 by the lower court. The court also jailed him for seven years under section 19 (F) of the same case. Later, Shahed sought bail by appealing to the High Court against the sentence. The High Court granted him bail on June 7. On July 6, 2020, Rab raided the Uttara and Mirpur branches of Regent Hospital. During the operation, fake Covid test reports, and various irregularities including collection of money from patients in the name of Covid treatment were unveiled. Also read: Trial begins against Regent’s Shahed in ACC case The next day, a case was filed against 17 people at Uttara West Police Station. On July 15, from the border area of Satkhira, Regent Group and Regent Hospital Chairman Shahed was arrested by RAB. Shahed has been in jail since then. More than 36 cases have been filed against Shahed on allegations of different irregularities.

A Dhaka court on Sunday ordered the official beginning of trial against Regent Group chairman Mohammad Shahed after framing charges in a case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission over acquiring illegal assets. Judge Mohmmad Nazrul Islam of Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-10, passed the order rejecting an appeal of the accused seeking acquittal from charges. The court has fixed May 20 to hear the testimonies of the witnesses in this case, said advocate Mahmud Hossain Jahangir, lawyer representing ACC. Also read: HC rejects Shahed’s bail application Some of Shahed’s lawyers have sought bail in the case mentioning his long imprisonment and illness. They sought acquittal saying, "This case is false as Shahid does not possess this much wealth and he did not give any false information.” Meanwhile the ACC lawyer said the appeal should be rejected as Shahed is a habitual offender. The court also did not approve of the appeal to bring Shahed separately in a special vehicle during the hearings pressed by his lawyers, said ACC lawyer Mahmud Hossain Jahangir. On March 1, 2021, ACC Deputy Director Farid Ahmed Patwary filed the case against Shahed for acquiring illegal assets worth Tk 1.69 crore. On February 2, this year, ACC submitted a chargesheet in this case to the court. On July 6, 2020, Rab raided the Uttara and Mirpur branches of Regent Hospital. During the operation, fake Covid test reports, and various irregularities including collection of money from patients in the name of Covid treatment were unveiled. The next day, a case was filed against 17 people at Uttara West Police Station. Also read: Regent’s Shahed, 2 others indicted in fraud case On July 15, from the border area of Satkhira, Regent Group and Regent Hospital Chairman Shahed was arrested by RAB. Shahed has been in jail since then. In 2020, the court sentenced him to life imprisonment in an arms case. More than 36 cases have been filed against Shahed on allegations of different irregularities.