DHAKA: The government on Monday filed an appeal seeking a stay on the High Court order that granted bail to BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three Paltan Thana cases.

The appeal was filed with Supreme Court (SC) Appellate Division Chamber Judge Justice Hasan Foez Siddique.

Earlier on June 21, the High Court granted Fakhrul’s bail in the three cases filed with Paltan Thana over acts of sabotage.

Paltan Thana police filed the cases on January 4 and 6 for creating sabotage in Paltan area during BNP-called nationwide hartal.

On the other hand, the appellate division on Sunday upheld the bail order of High Court (HC) in three cases of creating sabotage filed with Paltan and Matijheel Thanas.

On January 6, police arrested Fakhrul from the premises of National Press Club in city.

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