Politics

SC extends Fakhrul’s bail

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday extended the bail of BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir till 15 March in three vandalism cases.A five member bench led by Chief Justice SK Sinha passed the order after the hearing on a leave to appeal petition, filed earlier on 15 February by the lawyers of Mirza Fakhrul.The court also ordered the BNP leader to surrender before the lower court within 15 days.Earlier on 24 November 2015, the High Court granted three months bail to Fakhrul in the three vandalism cases.