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Ershad in graft case
A Dhaka court on Sunday acquitted former president and Jatiya Party President HM Ershad in a graft case filed in 1995.
Judge Mohammed Zahurul Haque of the Senior Special Judge’s Court passed the order after the investigation officer of the case submitted the final report asking the court to clear Ershad and his friend Mariam Mamtaj of the charges.
In the case filed with Tejgoan Police Station on September 9 of 1995, it was alleged that Ershad during his tenure as president earned a huge amount of money and transferred US$10 million...
