Ex-Hefazat leader Mamunul gets bail in 3 more cases

The High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Mamunul Haque, former joint secretary general of Hefazat-e-Islam, in three more cases. The HC bench comprising justice Md Habibul Gani and justice Ahmed Sohel passed the order, reports UNB.

Lawyer Jaynul Abedin stood for the petitioner while additional attorney general Mehedi Hasan Chowdhury represented the state. Earlier on 3 May, he was granted bail in 5 separate cases over clashes with police and vandalism filed with Paltan and Hathazari police stations.

Some 41 cases were filed against the former Hefazat leader. With these, Mamunul secured bail in 20 cases in total.

Of the 41 cases, four were filed at Motijheel police station, nine with Paltan police station, three with Sonargaon police station, three with Siddhirganj police station, eight with Hathazari model police station, one each with Khulna’s Sonadanga police station, Cumilla’s Chandina police station, Bhatara police station and Mohammadpur police station, five with Darus Salam police station and three with Mirpur model police station.

Besides, two more cases were filed at Dhaka Special Tribunal.

He was arrested from Mohammadpur Jamia Rahmania Arabia Madrasha on 18 April 2021 and since then he is in jail.