The exact number of suspects that received bail could not be confirmed, says public prosecutorA Dhaka court has granted bail to over 250 suspects accused in the Pilkhana massacre case under Explosive Substances Act. Public Prosecutor Borhan said: “We could not confirm the exact number of suspects who were granted bail. But more than 250 suspects received bail.”“Apart from those who were acquitted in the killings case and the 15 whose sentences were stretched in the case later, the others who were acquitted in the case received bail.,” he said. The relatives of the accused took position in front of the jail’s main gate and prayed so that their loved ones are granted bail. The High Court upheld 139 death sentences, sentenced 185 to life imprisonment, and handed down varying sentences to 228 others in 2017.

Source: bd News24 January 19, 2025 10:57 UTC