A Dhaka court yesterday granted bail to Tazreen Fashions Chairman Mahmuda Akhter in a homicide case .
The case was filed in connection with the devastating fire in the garment factory that killed at least 112 workers in 2012.
Dhaka’s District and Sessions Judge Md Abdul Majid granted the bail on a Tk20,000 bond after hearing the bail petition filed by Mahmuda’s lawyer Md Golam Gaus.
The defence counsel told the Dhaka Tribune: “Now that the court has granted bail, there is no bar to releasing Mahmuda from prison.”
Mahmuda secured bail on February 10 but it was cancelled on April 3 upon a prosecution plea.
Her husband Delwar Hossain, the managing director of the Tazreen, is currently in jail.
The case was filed in connection with the fire that broke out at Tazreen Fashions in Ashulia on the outskirts of the capital on November 25, 2012.
The couple and 11 other officials of the factory have been facing the same lawsuit for their negligence in ensuring adequate safety measures at the factory.
According to the charge sheet, submitted by the police to the court they have been shown guilty for constructing the building in blatant violation of the commercial building code.
It is the first-ever move in the country to prosecute garment factory owners for a factory fire.