The High Court yesterday set Sunday as the day for giving the order on the bail petitions of five BNP leaders. A vacation bench of Justice Nizamul Huq and Justice Md Badruzzaman fixed the date after a hearing.
Although the leaders registered the pleas on December 4 and 5, their lawyers did not move with the High Court due to the opposition blockade programme at that time.
BNP standing committee members Moudud Ahmed, MK Anwar and Rafiqul Islam Miah, Adviser to the chairperson Abdul Awal Mintoo and chairperson’s Special Assistant Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas are charged in two cases of vandalism, arson and assaulting police in the capital during opposition hartals. The cases were filed with Motijheel police station.
Supreme Court lawyers AJ Mohammad Ali and AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon represented Moudud, Barrister Rafique-Ul Huq represented Mintoo and Zainul Abedin represented the others. Additional Attorney General Momtaz Uddin Fakir placed arguments in favour of the cases.
After the hearing, Khokon was detained from Matsya Bhaban area at around 4:15pm.
On November 28, bail pleas of the five men were rejected by the court.
