The High Court (HC) yesterday granted Sheikh Hasina bail in another extortion case and ordered the government not to bring her to trial on the charge under the emergency power rules.A bench comprising Justices Shah Abu Nayeem Mominur Rahman and Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury also asked the military-backed interim administration to reply within four weeks why its approving the case filed by businessman Noor Ali to be under the emergency rules should not be declared illegal.
The same day the bench stayed operation of the Anti-Corruption Commission's (ACC) instructions for Awami League (AL) President Hasina to submit a wealth statement. It ordered the anti-graft body to explain in four weeks why its order shall not be declared illegal.
Yesterday's ruling in Noor Ali's case, however, will not secure for the detained former prime minister release as the Supreme Court (SC) has meantime stayed the previous HC order allowing her bail in the extortion case filed by Azam J Chowdhury.
The HC's ad interim bail to Hasina and direction for the government not to have the case filed by Noor Ali to be under the Emergency Power Rules, 2007 will remain put off till disposal of the rule in this regard.
Earlier on July 16, the joint forces arrested her and a magistrate court sent her to a house designated as a sub-jail in the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban complex.