Mirza Fakhrul's bail extended

The Supreme Court yesterday extended till November 2 its bail order for BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three arson and vandalism cases filed with Paltan and Motijheel police in last and current years.

The court ordered Fakhrul to surrender before a lower court on that day.

A chamber judge gave the order after Fakhrul had sought the extension on health ground.

The apex court on July 13 had granted bail to the BNP leader for six weeks in the cases. On August 31, it extended the orders for six weeks more.

Meanwhile, SC chamber judge upheld the High Court order that had granted bail to BNP leader Amanullah Aman in 27 vandalism and arson cases filed in last and current years during BNP-led 20-party alliance's anti-government agitation.

The judge passed “no order” on 27 separate petitions filed by the government challenging the HC's bail order in the cases.

Aman's lawyer Sagir Hossain Leon told The Daily Star that now there is no legal bar to his client to get released from jail.

Meanwhile, the SC judge also passed “no order” on two government petitions against the HC orders granting bail to another BNP leader MK Anwar in two arson cases.

Anwar cannot be freed as he was arrested in another case.