The High Court on Wednesday granted bail to BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman`s wife Dr Zubaida Rahman, as she filed an appeal against her three-year jail sentence given by the lower court concerned.

A High Court division bench of Justice Md Khasruzzaman passed the order, allowing Dr Zubaida Rahman bail till the disposal of the appeal matter. The court gave the order after accepting Dr Zubaida Rahman`s appeal petition for hearing, reports BSS.

The High Court also sought documents of the case from the lower court concerned and stayed Dr Zubaida’s fine. Senior advocate SM Shahjahan, Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon and Barrister Kaiser Kamal today argued for Dr Zubaida Rahman, while senior advocate Asif Hassan stood for the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

The High Court on May 13 condoned Dr Zubaida Rahman for her 578 days of delay in filing the appeal against the lower court conviction and three-year jail sentence in the graft case.

The ACC filed the case with the city`s Kafrul Police Station against three, including Tarique Rahman and Zubaida Rahman, for amassing illegal wealth and concealing information about the properties.

On August 2, 2023, Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Asaduzzaman sentenced Tarique Rahman to nine years and Zubaida Rahman to three years in prison in the case.

However, the Ministry of Home Affairs suspended Zubaida Rahman`s sentence for one year on September 22, 2024.