SC stays Barrister Shakila’s bail

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday stayed the bail of Supreme Court lawyer Barrister Shakila Farzana till March 20 in a case filed over charges of terror financing.

A five member Appellate Division bench, led by Chief Justice SK Sinha, passed the order after a hearing on Monday on a petition filed by the State on February 23.

Shakila was arrested on August 18 last year along with two of her associates on charges of financing militant organisation Hamza Brigade.

She is the daughter of Syed Wahidul Alam, a former BNP whip and MP from Chittagong during 2001-06 tenure and also a member of the Dhaka District Bar Association and the SC Bar Association.