Janata Tower is an eleven-storey building located in Karwan Bazar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
[3] He was charged with abuse of power for collusion with M. M. Rahmat Ullah in allotting the land for the project; and possessing unaccounted money.
Ershad appealed against the verdict in the High Court Division which affirmed the conviction, but reduced the sentence to five years on 24 August 2004.
[3] Shukur Ali Pradhan another accused in the case had filed to get the tower back from the government.
[6][7] Matiur Rahman Chowdhury, editor of the daily Manab zamin was sentenced to jail in May 2002 for contempt of court.