The High Court yesterday suspended a fine of Tk5 lakh slapped on BNP leader Nasir Uddin Pintu in the BDR mutiny case.
On November 5 last year, a Dhaka court imposed the fine on Pintu and sentenced him to life for his role in the February 2009 mutiny at BDR headquarters in Dhaka.
Challenging the verdict, Pintu filed an appeal with the High Court in January this year.
Accepting the appeal for hearing yesterday, the bench of Justice Syed AB Mahmudul Huq and Justice Nazrul Islam Talukder halted the fine imposed on Pintu until the disposal of the appeal.
The same bench is likely to hear a plea of the BNP leader today where he has sought first class facilities in jail.