BNP Joint Secretary General Aslam Chowdhury, who police claim had ties to Mossad, was granted bail on Thursday by the High Court in a sedition case filed with the Gulshan police station. The High Court bench of Justice Miftah Uddin Chowdhury and Justice A N M Bashirullah passed the order after holding final hearing on a rule in the case, reports UNB. According to Deputy Attorney General AKM Moniruzzaman Kabir, the state filed an appeal challenging the bail order. Pleading Aslam’s case were Barristers AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon, Saqeb Mahbub and Sanjid Siddiqui. Subsequently, after Aslam’s bail plea was filed with the High Court, on December 5, it issued a rule asking the government and the others concerned to explain why Aslam should not be granted regular (permanent) bail.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 18, 2017 16:07 UTC