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Helena Jahangir denied bail, sent to jail in fraud case
Published : Thursday, 2 November, 2023 at 6:08 PM
Observer Online Report
A court in Dhaka has denied the bail petition of expelled Awami League leader Helena Jahangir and sent her to jail in a fraud case filed with Pallabi Police Station in the capital.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Tofazzal Hossain passed the order after the hearing on Thursday after she surrendered to the court.
On March 20, the same court sentenced Helena Jahangir and four others to two years imprisonment in the case.
The court also fined Tk 2,000 each of the accused, in default they will have to stay in prison for two more months.
The other four accused are Joyjatra TV’s general manager Hazera, chief news editor Kamruzzaman Arif, coordinator Sanaullah Nuri and staff reporter Mahfuz Shahriar.
Abdur Rahman Tuhin, Bhola district correspondent of Joyjatra Television, filed the fraud case on August 2, 2021.
On April 18 last year, the court framed charges against Helena and four others in the case.
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