A court here today fixed April 9 for hearing on framing charges against expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat in a graft case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-6 judge Md Iqbal Hossain passed the order accepting the plea of time extension by Samrat’s attorney in his client’s present at dock, as today was fixed for the hearing.

The court also accepted Samrat’s bail plea, dating till the next hearing. The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Samrat along with his associate and also former Jubo League leader Enamul Haque alias Arman from a village in Cumilla’s Chauddagram upazila on October 6, 2019.

On November 12 in the same year, ACC deputy director Md Jahangir Alam filed a case against him for amassing wealth worth of around Taka 3 crore beyond his known income sources.

The anti-corruption watchdog submitted a charge sheet against him on November 26, 2020, accusing him for rallying wealth worth of over Taka 222.88 crore beyond his known income sources.