Fakhrul, Abbas get permanent bail

The High Court yesterday granted permanent bail to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and standing committee member Mirza Abbas in a case filed over last year's December 7 clash between police and BNP men in Nayapaltan.

The HC bench of Justice Md Salim and Justice Md Riaz Uddin Khan delivered the verdict holding the final hearing on a bail petition filed by them.

On the same petition, the HC on January 3 granted six-month ad interim bail to them.

The case was filed with Paltan Model Police Station on December 8 last year, a day after the clash broke out in front of BNP's Nayapaltan office. The clash left one person dead and many injured.