The High Court has acquitted Hosaf Group Chairman Moazzem Hossain from the Barapukuria coal mine corruption case in Dinajpur. The verdict was delivered by a bench comprising Justice Md Zakir Hossain and Justice K M Rasheduzzaman Raja after hearing Hossain’s petition seeking cancellation of the case proceedings. Senior lawyers A B M Altaf Hossain and Khandaker Maruf Hossain represented Moazzem Hossain, while Shahin Ahmed appeared for the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
Moazzem Hossain had filed the petition last year challenging the legality of the charges. The High Court had earlier issued a rule and stayed the proceedings against him. The case, filed in 2008 at Shahbagh Police Station, alleged irregularities in contractor appointments for coal extraction, management, and maintenance at the Barapukuria mine, causing a state loss of Tk 158.71 crore. In November 2024, a trial court framed charges against four individuals, including Moazzem Hossain and a former acting secretary of the Energy Ministry, while several others, including former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, were discharged.
The High Court’s decision effectively cancels the proceedings against Moazzem Hossain, aligning with earlier acquittals of the main accused.
স্টাফ রিপোর্টার প্রকাশ : ২৯ এপ্রিল ২০২৬, ২০: ০৬ দিনাজপুরের বড়পুকুরিয়া কয়লাখনি দুর্নীতি মামলা থেকে হোসাফ গ্রুপের চেয়ারম্যান মোয়াজ্জেম হোসেনকে অব্যাহতি দিয়ে রায় ঘোষণা করেছে হাইকোর্ট। মামলার কার্যক্রম বাতিল চেয়ে মোয়াজ্জেম হোসেনের করা আবেদনের শুনানি
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