Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Twelve individuals accused of embezzling Tk568 crore from the Market Development Fund (MDF) have surrendered before a Dhaka court and secured bail in a case filed at Gulshan Police Station.Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Mostafizur Rahman granted them bail on Monday after a hearing, Public Prosecutor Omar Faruk Faruki confirmed.

The case names Salman F Rahman, former private industry and investment adviser to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, along with 26 others, as accused.

Those granted bail include Syed Moinul Haque, executive committee member of the IGW Operators Forum (IOF); Brig Gen Md Abdul Hannan (retd); Ashiq Ahmed; Gazi Md Salahuddin; Hafizur Rahman; Khalid Islam; Md Mahtabul Amin; Sohel Sharif...