<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The High Court (HC) today accepted an appeal from Rafiqul Amin, managing director of Destiny Group against a 12 years sentence for allegedly embezzling Taka 4,119.24 crore through Destiny Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>At the same time, the court has suspended the verdict that imposed a fine of Taka 200 crore on Rafiqul and has summoned the documents of the case from the lower court.</div><div><br></div><div>A High Court division bench comprising Justice S M Kuddus Zaman and Justice Md Riaz Uddin Khan passed the order.</div><div><br></div><div>Deputy Attorney General KM Masood Rumi was present at the hearing.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier on May 12, Dhaka Special Judge's Court-4 came up with the judgment against Rafiqul and others over the Destiny scam. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>