HC rejects Aslam's plea for bail

A High Court bench yesterday rejected bail petition of detained BNP Joint Secretary General Aslam Chowdhury in a sedition case filed against him.

The sedition case had been filed with Gulshan Police Station in Dhaka on May 26 against Aslam, implicating him for hatching a conspiracy to overthrow the government with the connivance of The Likud Party of Israel and Mossad -- its secret intelligence service.

Yesterday, the bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice JBM Hassan rejected the petition considering that the petition was not moved properly, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Shaikh AKM Moniruzzaman Kabir told The Daily Star.

He said the HC bench first refused to grant bail to Aslam after examining the allegations mentioned in the case.

Then, Aslam's lawyer AM Mahbub Uddin Khkokon requested the court to reject the bail petition considering that it was not moved before the bench, the DAG added.

Mahbub Uddin could not be reached for his comments despite repeated attempts over cell phone.

BNP leader Aslam was picked up from the capital's Khilkhet area on May 15 over the allegation that he plotted to topple the government.

Aslam was also shown arrested in two arson cases. The cases were filed with Motijheel and Lalbagh police stations last year in connection with arson attacks during the BNP-led anti-government movement.

Aslam recently filed the petition with the HC seeking bail in the sedition case.