BSB Global’s Khairul Bashar placed on 13-day-remand in five separate cases
Earlier, Khairul was arrested in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi on 14 July.
A Dhaka court has granted a total of 13 days' remand for Md Khairul Bashar Bahar, chairman of foreign education consultancy firm BSB Global Network, in connection with allegations of embezzling Tk3.89 crore in five separate fraud cases filed with Gulshan Police Station.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Jewel Rana passed the order today (13 August).
Khairul was produced before the court by the investigating officers of the five cases, who sought a total of 44 days of remand, according to Additional Public Prosecutor Shamaddoha Suman.
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Defence lawyers applied for bail and cancellation of the remand prayer, which was opposed by Additional Public Prosecutor Shamaddoha Suman.
After hearing both sides, the court granted a total of 13 days of remand, said the prosecutor.
Earlier, Khairul was arrested in Dhaka's Dhanmondi on 14 July. The next day, Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Shanullah granted a 10-day remand.
After the remand ended, he was sent to jail.
On 6 August, he was remanded for three days in another case. After completion of that remand, he was produced before the court today and sent on another 13-day remand.
