The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a bail petition of Hallmark chairman Jesmine Islam.
The Appellate Division, headed by chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, passed an order denying the bail plea of Jesmine as the court suspended the bail hearing for three months.
The commission filed a case against Jesmine for her alleged involvement in misappropriation of Tk 85,87,00,000 from the state owned Janata Bank by opening false letter of credit.
The High Court on March 10 in 2019 granted bail to Jesmine but the appellate division on June 16 in the same year rejected the bail following an appeal by the ACC.
The Appellate Division also instructed Jesmine to surrender before the high court within four weeks.
The High Court on August 30 in 2022 rejected the bail petition of Jesmine.
Finally, she filed bail petition with the Supreme Court against the rejection order of the high court.
