The High Court has granted anticipatory bail to seven top BNP leaders, including its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in a case.
The case was filed at Hatirjheel police station on charges of preventing police from carrying out their duties and instigating subversive activities on October 1.
The bench of Justices Muhammad Abdul Hafiz and Kashefa Hossain passed the order after the BNP leaders appeared before the court, to plead for bail, on Wednesday.
The other BNP leaders who secured bail were – National Standing Committee members Nazrul Islam Khan, Mirza Abbas, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy and Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan, Vice-Chairmen Amanullah Aman and Ruhul Kuddus Talukder.
Barrister Moudud Ahmed, Advocate Zainul Abedin, and Barrister Mahabub Uddin Khokon represented the seven leaders during the hearing.
Zainul said the court granted the defendants bail for four weeks—until the submission of the charge sheet of the case.
On Monday, police had filed the case against 55 BNP leaders, including the seven who secured bail on Wednesday.
