DHAKA: The Supreme Court Appellate Division Wednesday released its’ full verdict that acquitted BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed and his brother Manjur Ahmed in a case filed over grabbing a government house at Gulshan of the capital.

The court also scraped Manjur Ahmed’s ownership of the house.

On Tuesday (August 2) a five-member Appellate Division bench, led by the Chief Justice SK Sinha, passed the orders following two appeals--one filed by Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) and another by Moudud Ahmed and his brother Manjur Ahmed.

On August 12, 2010, the High Court (HC) ordered mutation of the house on plot-159 of Gulshan-2 in the name of Manjur.

Later, Rajuk filed an appeal to the Appellate Division challenging the the HC order.

After hearing the appeal, the Appellate Division scraped Manjur’s ownership of the house today.

On the other hand, on December 17, 2013, Deputy Director of Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Harun-or-Rashid filed a case with Gulshan Police Station against Moudud and Manjur on charge of grabbing the house.

BDST: 1037 HRS, August 3, 2016
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