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250 leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have been
granted bail. The cases against them were filed during Sheikh Hasina's
government.
On
Tuesday, August 6, several separate courts in Dhaka’s Chief Metropolitan
Magistrate Court approved their bail petitions.
Syed
Zainul Abedin Mezbah, representing BNP activists, confirmed the development to
Bonik Barta, stating that around 250 party members have been granted bail. He
expressed hope that they would be released from prison later today.
Among
those granted bail are senior BNP figures including Standing Committee members
Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury and Nazrul Islam Khan, Senior Joint Secretary
Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Organizing Secretary Kazi Syedul Alam Bablu, Dhaka North BNP
Convener Saiful Alam Nirab, South BNP Convener Rafiqul Islam Majnu, Publicity
Secretary Sultan Salahuddin Tuku, Dr. Rafiq, Chairperson's Advisor Shamsur
Rahman Shimul, and Joint Secretary Shahid Uddin Aniey. They have been held at
the Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj.
