The High Court of Bangladesh has granted anticipatory bail to 102 BNP activists and leaders, including national executive committee’s Organizing Secretary Mahbube Rahman Shamim, in four cases related to a clash with police in the port city of Chittagong’s Kazir Dewri area on January 16th.
The six-week bail was granted by an HC bench of Justice Mostafa Zaman Islam and Justice Mohammad Aminul Islam after a petition was heard. City unit BNP Convener Dr. Shahadat Hossain, Member Secretary Abul Hashem Bakkar, and others also secured bail.
The incident occurred when a BNP rally was taking place in front of the party office in Kazir Dewri, resulting in injuries to at least 30 people from both sides and the detention of 20 people by law enforcement. Police filed cases against approximately 200 BNP members that night.