Bangladesh, Oct. 19 -- Brac Bank Ltd on Monday filed a petition with the High Court seeking a stay on its previous order asking the bank to provide Tk 15 lakh as compensation to Jaha Alam.

Anisul Hasan, a lawyer of Brac Bank, filed the petition and said it would likely be placed before the Chamber Judge.

Alam languished in jail for three years instead of the real accused in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for misappropriating Sonali Bank money.

On Sept 30, the High Court asked BRAC Bank to give Tk 15 lakh to Jaha Alam as compensation within a month.

Two officials of the bank were blamed for the incident.

The court also asked the ACC to be vigilant so that such mistakes do not happen in the future as people have a...