Appellate division has suspended the land related corruption case proceedings against BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas.

An Appellate division bench led by Chief Justice Syed Mahbub Hossain passed the order on Monday (Oct 21).

Advocate Jainul Abedin represented the former housing and works minister while Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) was represented by Advocate Khurshid Alam Khan.

Khurshid Alam said: “Mirza Abbas lodged an appeal at the court appealing for the dismissal of the case; the court dismissed the plea and later, an appeal was made to postpone the verdict.”

The draft watchdog lodged a case in 2014 against Mirza Abbas accusing him of embezzling over Tk 155.25 million.

The charge sheet was submitted against Abbas and four others on Feb 11, 2015.