Ex-Justice Manik shown arrested in corruption case

Former Appellate Division Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik has been shown arrested in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over allegations of accumulating and concealing wealth beyond known sources of income.

The case, filed on September 11 by ACC Deputy Assistant Director Papon Kumar Shah, alleges that Manik acquired assets worth BDT 5.39 crore through misuse of his judicial position and attempted to transfer and convert funds abroad.

On Monday, Dhaka Senior Special Judge Sabbir Foyez ordered to show him arrested and return to custody after the ACC requested this during a hearing. Manik was produced in court from jail for the court proceedings.

Manik’s legal career began in 1978 as a lawyer in the High Court. He served as Deputy Attorney General in 1996 and was appointed Additional Judge of the High Court in 2001. He later returned as a High Court judge in 2009 and was promoted to the Appellate Division in 2013.

Previously, he was detained by BGB in August 2024 at the Kanaighat border for alleged illegal entry into India. Other cases, including a public protest-related case, have also been filed against him.

The ACC case is filed under Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Act, Money Laundering Prevention Act and Prevention of Corruption Act.