DOT Desk: A Dhaka court today granted bail to BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury in four cases filed over political violence centring the BNP rally in Dhaka on October 28 last year,reports The Daily Star.
The magistrate could not hear the bail petitions of four other cases as those are now in the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court for hearing on bail petitions of other accused in the same cases. Before that, he was shown arrested in those cases after his lawyer submitted eight separate petitions in this regard. According to law, if a detainee is not shown arrested by police or prosecution, he or she cannot secure bail from the court in any case.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Tofazzal Hossain passed the order after his lawyer submitted separate petitions, seeking bail in the cases.
Yesterday, Amir Khasru was granted bail in two other cases, including the one filed over the killing of a police constable. During the hearing, the BNP leader and former minister was produced before the court.
Of the cases, two were filed with Paltan Model Police Station and two others with Ramna Model Police Station.

Amir Khasru gets bail in four more cases

DOT Desk: A Dhaka court today granted bail to BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury in four cases filed over political violence centring the BNP rally in Dhaka on October 28 last year,reports The Daily Star.
The magistrate could not hear the bail petitions of four other cases as those are now in the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court for hearing on bail petitions of other accused in the same cases. Before that, he was shown arrested in those cases after his lawyer submitted eight separate petitions in this regard. According to law, if a detainee is not shown arrested by police or prosecution, he or she cannot secure bail from the court in any case.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Tofazzal Hossain passed the order after his lawyer submitted separate petitions, seeking bail in the cases.
Yesterday, Amir Khasru was granted bail in two other cases, including the one filed over the killing of a police constable. During the hearing, the BNP leader and former minister was produced before the court.
Of the cases, two were filed with Paltan Model Police Station and two others with Ramna Model Police Station.