Zainul Abdin, 28 others of BNP get bail

The High Court yesterday granted anticipatory bail to BNP chairperson's adviser Zainul Abdin Farroque and 28 other local BNP leaders and activists for six weeks in two separate criminal cases.

The bench of Justice Obaidul Hassan and Justice Amir Hossain granted the bail following two separate petitions filed by the accused BNP leaders and activists seeking bail in the cases.

They also appeared before the HC bench for anticipatory bail.

Petitioners' lawyer Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon told The Daily Star that local Awami League leader Abdullah Al Mamun, who was earlier a BNP leader of Senbagh area in Noakhali, filed a case with Shenbagh Police Station on August 30 against Zainul Abdin Farroque and 18 others for violence and beating some people during a clash over distributing relief among the poor on August 29 this year.

The other case was filed by Chiranjeet Tangchangya, chairman of Wagna Union Parishad under Kaptai upazila of Rangamati with Kaptai Police Station on August 30 for undermining the portraits of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during BNP's recruitment programme, he said.

Barrister Saqeb Mahbub and Barrister Shanjid Siddique also appeared for the accused petitioners.