HC bail for 6 opposition leaders
A High Court bench yesterday granted six months' bail to six opposition leaders accused of attacking police on March 11 near BNP's central office in the capital's Naya Paltan.
They are Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque, BNP's joint secretary generals Amanullah Aman and Rizvi Ahmed, leaders of the main opposition Shahjahan and ZM Zahid Hossain and Jatiya Gonotantrik Party chief Shafiul Alam Pradhan.
However, all but Pradhan will not be freed at this moment since they did not get bail in another case filed against them on charges of blasting cocktails.
The HC bench granted bail only to Pradhan in both the cases filed with Paltan Police Station hours after police raided BNP's central office following explosions in an opposition rally at Naya Paltan on March 11.
The bench of Justice Quamrul Islam Siddiqui and Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hosain passed split orders on the bail petitions filed by Farroque, Aman and Rizvi in the cocktail blast case.
Justice Quamrul granted them bail for six months while Justice Zakir issued three separate rules upon the government to explain why they should not be granted bail in the case.
The bench adjourned for 10 days the hearing on bail petitions filed by ZM Zahid and Shahjahan in the same blast case.
Earlier on April 7, the six leaders filed 12 separate petitions in the cases, seeking bail.
Meanwhile, a Dhaka court yesterday deferred till April 30 the hearing on charge framing against 148 opposition leaders and activists accused in the police assault case.
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