122 opposition men get bail

A court here on Tuesday granted bail to 122 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its front organisations. Judge Joardar Amirul Islam passed the order after they appeared before the court. Ohidul Islam, sub-inspector of Kamarkhand police station, filed a case against 79 leaders and activists of the party on charge of torching a bus near Jhaoil over bridge on December 18 last year. Later, police submitted a charge sheet against the people. Mujibur Rahman Lebu, vice president of district unit BNP and its joint secretaries Munshi Kamal Uddin and Saidur Rahman Bachchu and Abu Sayed Sweet, president of Jubo Dal, are among the accused.