The court has granted bail to expelled Juba League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat in two separate cases on arms and money laundering charges.

Dhaka’s first Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Faisal Atiq bin Quader on Sunday granted bail in the arms case and Dhaka Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Tofazzal Hossain in a money laundering case.

On this day, the accused emperor was taken to court in a money laundering case. At that time, his lawyer canceled the remand and applied for bail. The state, on the other hand, held a hearing in favor of remand. After hearing both the parties, the court granted bail on a bond of Tk 10,000.

Earlier, on March 24 last year, the investigating officer of the case, CID’s Additional Superintendent of Police for Financial Crimes Iqbal Hossain, applied for a three-day remand of the accused emperor.

Besides, the emperor’s lawyer applied for bail in the arms case. Following the hearing, the court granted him bail.

On the morning of October 6, 2019, RAB arrested the emperor and his ally Enamul Haque Arman from Chauddagram in Comilla. He was later raided at Kakrail’s office. During this time large quantities of foreign liquor, pistols and rare species of wildlife skins were recovered from inside. A mobile court sentenced him to six months in prison for possessing wildlife skins.