Blogger Asif gets bail

Asif Mohiuddin. Star file photo

A Dhaka court on Thursday granted bail to blogger Asif Mohiuddin in connection with a case filed against him for making “derogatory comments about Islam and Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)” on social media.

Judge Md Zahirul Haque of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court passed the order after Asif’s lawyer submitted a bail petition in connection with the case.

Earlier on different dates, three other bloggers -- Subrata Adhikari Shuvo, Russel Parvez and Mashiur Rahman Biplob -- were granted bails from the same court accused of same charges.

A team of Detective Branch of police arrested Asif, 28, an ex-student of a private university, on April 3, a day after the three bloggers were held.

The arrests of the bloggers drew huge criticism from people across the board as those followed a campaign by Islamist groups that said “atheist bloggers” were involved in the Shahbagh movement to demand the death penalty to war criminals.