The High Court has stayed for seven days a Dhaka court order that landed Khandker Mahbub Hossain, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s adviser, on a two-day police remand.
The bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Mohammad Ullah passed the order yesterday, following a plea from the Bar Council vice-chairman.
On Wednesday, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Amirul Hoque granted police two days remand to question the BNP leader in connection with a case involving bomb blasts near the Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Ramna offices on Saturday.
Khandker Mahbub was picked up by police from the National Press Club area on Tuesday afternoon.
The HC bench also sought arguments from the police as to why the remand order should be upheld. The deputy commissioner of Dhaka and officer in charge of Ramna police station have two weeks to respond.
Gulam Mohammad Chowdhury Alal made the case for Khandker Mahbub, while Assistant Attorney General Gazi Mamunur Rashid represented the government.
