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DHAKA, March 10, 2025 (BSS) - A court here today scrapped a plea of former
state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak for bail in a graft case filed by
the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the
order after holding a hearing on the matter.
The ACC filed the case on December 12, 2024, under sections 27 (1) of the
Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, 4 (2) and 4 (3) of the Money Laundering
Prevention Act, 2012, and 5 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
According to the case documents, the former state minister amassed illegal
wealth of Taka 8.73 crore and kept those under his possession. He also made
suspicious transactions of around Taka 62 crore through 25 bank accounts.
Detective Branch (DB) of police on August 14 arrested Palak from Nikunja
residential area.
