The vacation bench of Justices M Moazzam Husain and Jahangir Hossain extended the bail on Wednesday.
Nazmul Huda represented Tarique Rahman in court.
National Board of Revenue (NBR) filed the tax evasion case and Reza Constructions’ Managing Director Khan Mohammad Aftab Uddin filed the extortion case against Tarique Rahman, he said.
Huda confirmed that Tarique has been granted a three-month extension of bail in both cases.
Meanwhile, the stay order on proceedings of the extortion case will be effective until the bail remains in effect.
Earlier on Jul 2 last year, the High Court had granted Tarique an extension of bail for one year in these two cases.
His lawyer had filed the request for extension before the bail expired.
NBR filed the case on Aug 4, 2008, alleging tax evasion of Tk 2.6 million during 2002-03 and 2005-06 fiscal years.
The case was filed in the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judges Court.
High Court granted Tarique bail in this case on Aug 27, 2008 and they were repeatedly extended later.
Meanwhile, Khan Mohammad Aftab Uddin filed a Tk 13 million extortion case on Mar 27, 2007, with Gulshan Police.
High Court gave Tarique bail the next year and put a stay order on the case, only to extend the bail and the stay order linked to it several times.
Tarique took bail during an emergency period in 2008 and went abroad for medical purposes with 18 cases hanging over his head.
Tarique, the eldest son of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, is now living in United Kingdom with his family.
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