The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the High Court’s decision of granting bail to BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and its senior leader Shamsuzzaman Dudu in nine cases of ten.
A four-member appellate division bench led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha yesterday heard ten cases, six against Rizvi and four against Dudu, and made the order. Besides, the bench refused the Rizvi’s bail order ensured by the HC while Dudu secured bail in his four lawsuits.
Lawyers Jainul Adedin, Mahbub Uddin Khokon and Sagir Hossain Leon stood for the BNP leaders while Additional Attorney General Md Momtaz Uddin Fakir argued on behalf of the state seeking bail rejection order on the cases.
The HC gave interim bail Rizvi in eight cases and Dudu in seven cases on July 7 and the state moved to the Appellate Division against the order.
Of them, two were filed with Jatrabari police station, three with Khilgaon, Mirpur and Mohammdpur and three with Paltan police station. Bail in the case booked with Khilgaon police station against Rizvi was stayed.
Dudu secured bail in six cases launched with Paltan police station and one with Mirpur station.
Rizvi and Dudu have been staying in jail after being arrested on January 31 and January 12 respectively.
