The High Court (HC) has granted bail to BNP leader Engineer Ishraque Hossain in 12 separate cases filed with different police stations in Dhaka over the subversive acts around the party's October 28 grand rally.
The bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Kazi Ibadat Hossain gave him six-week anticipatory bail on Thursday after a hearing.
Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokan and Barrister AKM Ehsanur Rahman represented him in the court while Deputy Attorney General Saifuddin stood for the prosecution.
Ehsanur Rahman said the High Court granted Ishraque bail for six months in 12 separate cases over the BNP's October 28 grand rally and within the period, he will have to surrender before the lower court.
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