A Dhaka court on Wednesday granted bail to expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat in a corruption case filed on charges of siphoning around Tk 222 crore and channeling it to casinos in Singapore and Malaysia between 2011 and 2018.
Judge Al Asad Md Asifuzzaman of the Dhaka Special Judge Court-6 passed the order after a hearing on bail petition submitted by Samrat in the case.
Samrat has been suffering from different ailments, including heart disease and he was in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) for treatment for a long time, his lawyer said.
He had been in jail custody since October 6 of 2019.
