Dhaka: The High Court on Sunday granted bail to Apan Jewellers owner Dildar Ahmed Selim in a money laundering case filed by the National Board of Revenue (NBR).

A High Court bench comprising Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Shahidul Karim passed the order after hearing a petition filed by Dildar seeking bail in the case.

Now there is no bar to Dildar’s bail, said his lawyers.

Deputy attorney general Yusuf Mahmud Morshed represented the state while Advocate AM Amin Uddin and Barrister Mehedi Hasan Chowdhury appeared for the accused.

On January 8, the Supreme Court upheld a High Court verdict that granted bail to three Apan Jewellerss owners, dismissing three leave-to-appeal petitions filed by the government challenging the bail orders.

The two other owners of Apan Jewellers are—Gulzar Ahmed and Azad Ahmed.

On December 14, the High Court granted bail to three owners of Apan Jewellers in three money laundering cases.

On November 22 last, the HC issued five separate rules in five money laundering cases filed against them.

On August 12, Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) filed five cases against the three owners of Apan Jewellers after 15 maunds of illegal gold and some diamond jewellery were recovered from its branches.

Five CIID assistant revenue officers filed the cases with Gulshan Police Station, Dhanmondi Police Station, Ramna Police Station and Uttara Police Station following the directives of the National Board of Revenue (NBR).