SCBA president, secretary get bail

The High Court yesterday granted anticipatory bail to Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Advocate Zainul Abedin and its Secretary Barrister KM Mahbubuddin Khokon in three separate violence cases.

The cases were filed with Ramna Police Station on charges of preventing law enforcers from discharging their duties, and violence during the agitation by BNP-led alliance on February 8 when a lower court convicted and sentenced BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a corruption case.

Yesterday, the HC granted bail to Zainul and Khokon, also vice-chairman and joint secretary general of BNP respectively, till submissions of the police reports to the lower court in the cases.

The HC bench of Justice Obaidul Hassan and Justice Krishna Debnath passed the orders after hearing separate petitions filed by Zainul and Mahbubuddin seeking anticipatory bails in the cases.

The accused BNP leaders also appeared before the HC bench for bail.

BNP leader Barrister Moudud Ahmed and Advocate Sagir Hossain Leon argued for them at the court.