Staff Correspondent:

A Dhaka court has scrapped a plea of former state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak for bail in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order after holding a hearing on the matter on Monday.

The ACC filed the case on December 12, 2024, under sections 27 (1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, 4 (2) and 4 (3) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012, and 5 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

According to the case documents, the former state minister amassed illegal wealth of Tk8.73 crore and kept those under his possession. He also made suspicious transactions of around Tk62 crore through 25 bank accounts.

Detective Branch (DB) of police on August 14 arrested Palak from Nikunja residential area.