A court in Dhaka on Thursday extended the bail of expelled Juba League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat till November 8 in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission.

Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-6 judge Al Asad Md Asifuzzaman passed the order after hearing a petition in this regard.

Besides, the court fixed November 8 for hearing the charges in the case, Afroza Shahanaz Parvin Hira, counsel for the accused, said. ‘Samrat was present in the court during the hearing.’

On August 22, the same court granted an interim bail to Samrat considering his health condition.

However, the court, in its order, asked Samrat to submit his passport while furnishing his bail bond.

Samrat was freed following the bail order. He has been undertaking treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University since then.

ACC deputy director Md Jahangir Alam filed a case against him for amassing wealth over Tk 3 crore on November 12, 2019.

The anti-corruption watchdog submitted a charge-sheet against him on November 26, 2020