The High Court has rejected the bail application of disgraced Regent Hospital chairman Mohammad Shahed, in a case of fraud and embezzlement. The HC bench of Justice SM Kuddus Zaman and Justice Md Khairul Alam passed the order saying the petition was ‘not placed’. On March 31, Shahed filed a petition seeking his bail in the case. On July 6, 2020 Rab conducted a drive in 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. A complaint was lodged against 17 people at Uttara West Police Station on the next day.  Also read: HC rejects Shahed’s bail application Regent Group and Regent Hospital Chairman Shahed was detained by RAB on July 15 of the same year from the border area of Satkhira district. Shahed has been imprisoned since then. Last year, the court sentenced him to life imprisonment in an arms case.   

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.

The High Court Monday denied bail to Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed in a case filed over the laundering of around Tk11.2 crore. The bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Sardar Md Rashed Jahangir passed the order, considering that the petition was not submitted properly before it. Advocate Fazlur Rahman stood for the petitioner while Advocate Khurshid Alam Khan represented the Anti-Corruption Commission. On August 25 last year, the Criminal Investigation Department of police filed the case against Shahed and Regent Group Managing Director Masud Parvez with Uttara West Police Station. Read: Regent Group Chairman Shahed put on 4-day remand Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) raided the Uttara and Mirpur branches of Regent Hospital on July 6 and arrested eight people on charges of issuing fake Covid-19 certificates and charging exorbitant fees for Covid testing and treatment of inpatients. On July 7, the head office of the Regent Group and both the hospitals were sealed off and 17 people, including Shahed, were sued on charges of issuing fake Covid test reports and taking money from Covid patients for tests and treatment. On July 15, Rab arrested Shahed from the border area of Satkhira's Debhata as he tried to cross into India. Pervez was arrested from Gazipur on July 14. Shahed has already been sentenced to life imprisonment in an arms case.

A Dhaka Court on Sunday sent Regent Hospital chairman Mohammad Shahed to jail in a case filed for misappropriating Tk 2.71 crore from Farmers Bank.

A tribunal in Dhaka on Wednesday took the charges against Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed Karim into cognizance and fixed August 27 for hearing on charge framing in an arms case.

An arms case filed against Regent Group Chairman Shahed Karim was transferred to Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court on Thursday. 

An arms case  has been filed with Satkhira’s Debhata Police Station  against Regent Group Chairman Md Shahed alias Shahed Karim and two others.

International Affairs Secretary of Awami League Dr Shammi Ahmed on Wednesday said Regent Group’s owner Md Shahed had never been a member of the International Affairs Sub-Committee of the party.