SC upholds Mahmudur Rahman’s bail

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday upheld a High Court order that granted bail to the Daily Amar Desh acting editor Mahmudur Rahman on charges of abducting and killing prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy.

A five-member bench of the Appellate Division led by chief justice SK Sinha passed the order after hearing a petition filed by the state seeking a stay on the order.

Former attorney general AJ Mohammad Ali argued for Mahmudur during the hearing while attorney general Mahabubey Alam stood for the state.

Earlier on 18 September, chamber judge Hasan Foez Siddique stayed the bail order which was granted the HC bench of justice AKM Asaduzzaman and justice Zafar Ahmed on 7 September to the Daily Amar Desh acting editor in the case.

Police arrested Mahmudur from the Amar Desh’s Karwan Bazar office, which was shut down later, on 11 April 2013 in face of a sedition case.

Later on 9 May this year, a Dhaka court sent the acting editor to jail in the case filed with Paltan police station on 3 August 2015.