The High Court on Thursday quashed the proceedings against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in three corruption cases involving Bangabandhu Novo Theatre.
The cases were filed during the regime of BNP-led four party alliance government.
The court also declared filing of the cases illegal.
The court found that the cases were filed against Hasina with intention to harass her.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) chairman's approval for investigating into the cases was illegal since now defunct Bureau of Anti-Corruption (Bac) boss Suntan Hossain Khan had alone taken the decision, the court said.
The ACC functions as a composite body and its chairman alone could not take any decision, the court observed.
The high court pronounced the verdict upon three separate writ petitions filed by Hasina challenging the ACC boss's approval to the investigation.
On March 27, 2002 the Bac filed the three cases with Tejgaon police station accusing Hasina and some of her cabinet members on charges of corruption and irregularities in the novo theatre project.
The cases were filed during the regime of BNP-led four party alliance government.
The court also declared filing of the cases illegal.
The court found that the cases were filed against Hasina with intention to harass her.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) chairman's approval for investigating into the cases was illegal since now defunct Bureau of Anti-Corruption (Bac) boss Suntan Hossain Khan had alone taken the decision, the court said.
The ACC functions as a composite body and its chairman alone could not take any decision, the court observed.
The high court pronounced the verdict upon three separate writ petitions filed by Hasina challenging the ACC boss's approval to the investigation.
On March 27, 2002 the Bac filed the three cases with Tejgaon police station accusing Hasina and some of her cabinet members on charges of corruption and irregularities in the novo theatre project.
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