The Supreme Court has upheld a High Court order that granted bail to BNP Joint Secretary General Aslam Chowdhury, who police claim had ties to Mossad, in a sedition case.
An Appellate Division bench headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha passed the order dismissing a government petition filed seeking a stay on the bail order.
Following the apex court's decision, the BNP leader may walk out of the jail.
On May 18, the High Court granted bail to Aslam in the case. Later, the government filed the petition with the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the bail order.
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On May 15 last year, plainclothes police arrested Aslam from the Dhaka after several local newspapers had published reports attaching more than one photograph of the BNP leader’s meeting with influential Israeli leader Mendi N Safadi.
Later on May 25, police filed a sedition case against him on charges of involvement in a plot to dethrone the elected government through illegal means.
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.
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
