A Dhaka court rejected petitions filed by four trustees of the North South University (NSU) seeking bail in a graft case filed against them.

Judge KM Emrul Kayesh of the Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court rejected the petitions on Monday.

Refusing to hear the bail petitions, the judge said he had no jurisdiction to entertain the matter as the High Court had rejected their bail.

However, Judge KM Emrul Kayesh of the Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court fixed June 30 for the next hearing of the case.

On May 5, the ACC filed a case against NSU Trustee Board chairman Azim Uddin Ahmed and four members— MA Kashem, Benajir Ahmed, Rehana Rahman and Mohammed Shajahan and Ashaloy Housing, and Developers Ltd Managing Director Amin Md Hilaly for embezzling over Tk 303.82 crore of the university.

The accused misappropriated the money in the name of purchasing 9,096.88 decimals of land in Rupganj of Narayanganj district.

The ACC lawyer argued that trustees purchased lands through overvaluation without the approval of the syndicate, UGC, and Education Ministry.

Of the accused, four trustees moved to the High Court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with the case.

The High Court, on May 22, denying bail handed over NSU trustees to Shahbagh police to be arrested and produced before the trial court.