HC grants 6-week bail to Shawkat Mahmud
The High Court today granted six weeks’ anticipatory bail to BNP chairperson’s adviser Shawkat Mahmud in 10 separate criminal cases filed on different charges.
The HC also directed Shawkat, former president of Jatiya Press Club, to surrender before the lower court concerned after six weeks in connection with the cases, Deputy Attorney General Farhad Ahmed told The Daily Star.
The bench of Justice M Enayetur RahimandJustice MdMostafizur Rahman passed the orders after hearing 10 separate petitions filed by Shawkat seeking bail.
The accused also appeared before the HC bench for bail in the cases filed with Ramna Police Station on charges of vandalism and arson attacks on different days in last year and this year.
Advocate Sohrab Hossain Palash appeared for Shawkat.
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