SC scraps bail of suspended Shahzadpur mayor

The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday scrapped a High Court verdict that granted bail to Halimul Haque Miru, the suspended mayor of Shahzadpur municipality in Sirajganj, in journalist Abdul Hakim Shimul murder case.

A four-member bench of the SC's Appellate Division, headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, directed the trial court to finish proceedings in six months, and asked it to grant bail to Miru if it cannot finish the trial by the time, said Miru's lawyer AM Aminuddin.

Shimul, Shahzadpur correspondent of the daily Samakal, was shot when Miru allegedly opened fire during a clash between Awami League factions on February 2, 2017. He died the next day.

Shimul's wife filed a murder case with Shahzadpur Police Station against Miru, his two brothers and 15 others. On November 4 last year, HC granted bail to Miru.