DHAKA: The Supreme Court fixed July 8 for pronouncing verdict on government petitions seeking stay on High Court order that granted bail to BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam in three cases.

A 4-member Appellate Division bench led by Chief Justice SK Sinha passed the order on Sunday morning.

The court also ordered Mirza Fakhrul to submit medical statements.

Earlier on June 21, Justice Mohammad Reza-ul Haque and Justice Mohammad Khasruzzaman of the High Court bench granted Fakhrul’s bail in three violence cases.

Paltan Thana police filed the cases on January 4 and 6 against the BNP leader for creating sabotage in Paltan area during BNP-led 20-party alliance called nationwide hartal.

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

BDST: 1021 HRS, July 5, 2015
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